You said his time on a yacht would not count towards a USCG license and alluded to it's use being purgery, and that was incorrect. I never said he...
P-ss on you buddy, Marmot is the one who screwed the pooch. I just gave the guy accurate info. You can f-k yourself.
Don't worry about asking prices. Many deals are currently being made at half of asking prices, and serious sellers are adjusting to the new...
It depends on the bottom makeup. In clay/mud, the bottom suctions can be very strong, typical sand will have no "holding power".
Please show me the cites from the CFRs that distinguishes between types of vessels for sea time. There are several distinctions, none of them have...
That's not true, his sea time will still count towards a USCG license. There's also nothing that says he can't hold both licenses. If he doesn't...
You can use your seaman's book, it's not the same value as when you ship deep sea. You may consider getting the MCA/yacht type version for...
Not necessarily. There are many substances native to the sea. Besides, putting bottom paint on is at the expense of the ocean and sea life...
Yeah, the 70s and 80s weren't exactly the "golden years" when it came to styling, and that's not limited to Chris Craft....
Can't speak to Veems specifically, but when calculating savings/value, also remember that cavitation also means you are wasting fuel with...
Ahhhh, gotcha now, yep, that I can agree with.
The guy is new to the business. When he gets to Ft Lauderdale, he is not going to hear "Red Ensign Yacht", he is going to hear "Red Flag Yacht"....
Yeah, if you run and take care of your boat yourself and can handle 5%, you ought to be ok. The caveat there though is to make sure you are...
Extremely expensive exercise but the guy wanted puncture resistance so the most protected and effective place to put it was between the wood strip...
For an experienced and mechanically inclined owner operator starting with a boat in "good" condition or better, 5% is a workable figure. My...
Purchase and annual budget?
You'll be alright. Not sure if I would bother with QMED for yachting, I'd look through the Minimum Safe Manning rules for yachts >500 ton. I'm not...
Well, if the LDB stands for Luiz de Basto, I say "well done & welcome".
I worked on a cold mold (3 layers wood, Port Orford cedar) where we put the Kevlar between the layers as well as the base layer on the outside...
No worries. Perhaps one of the mods could copy the "factuals", those posts containing official reports and statements, into a separate thread...
