I did not want to mention the boat specifics for obvious reasons. No need in making an unfortunate incident worse. Since discovered this is not a...
Two days ago a motor yacht was offshore Hatteras heading for the Chesapeake in 10' seas when the thru the hull anchor deployed. Looks like it came...
Yes. Our boat had a history of vibration and "experts" trying to resolve it for prior owners. When we bought the boat I assured my wife I could...
I just spent 6 months trying to source vibration and learned a lot about props that seems practical. prop shafts have a max unsupported length...
Yea that incident was very hard to believe with a full time professional navigator and state of the art systems.
My very first trip south I was sweating that I would make some major error(45' 23 knot boat). I arrive in Georgetown SC and there is a 49 Eastbay...
[ATTACH] Breakwater not a jetty, check.
Yes the channel does but if they hit the jetty north of the Savannah River entrance the jetty is submerged and not marked at all as far as I know....
If it were me... I would find a suitable Hatteras motor yacht. The Hatteras has fiberglass tanks, systems that have stood the test of time and...
I have to wonder if the quality of the boat is up to the standard of other Defevers. The Asian boats of that era have there issues that need to be...
Searching the name it appears to be a 57 Carver that was purchased in Hilton Head March of this year. That jetty is not well marked and in mostly...
Once you get south of Jacksonville the opportunities for cheaper fuel are limited. I will burn 750 gallons from Annapolis to St Augustine. Several...
This trip I have decided to play the fuel stops by price as much as possible instead of fueling by convenience. I do not use that much fuel in...
Hinckley recently announced they are offering pods on a new model (43?)
Try posting that question on boatdiesel.com. Forums specific to your engine. Very helpful
You need 2 officers and 4 enlisted before you leave the dock. Oh yea and $150,000. for the refit. 12V71N 28GPH at 10 knots. Pretty sweet for that...
Thats a good one! I will use that line often.
I told a delivery Capt. friend about the cheap diesel on Tilghman Island. He stopped by mid-day Wednesday to fuel up a S/F. There were 5 boats...
If he had a old pair old Detroits with cable shift and throttles with would have been a non-issue. 20-foot wave damages ferry, strands...
Where in the hell did I get the 9th month. Anxious for the fall market to start Eric
