Reminds me of when we had a new (to us) SF and tried the anchor for the first time. Released the chain and became mesmerized by all the debris...
With an all chain set-up, you typically go to a high strength chain link or something like a triple b link so you can downsize the link and save...
The SF guys who anchor a lot in SoCal tend to use all chain, no rope, carry about about 240' - 300'. We have done that since 1972 with Danforth...
Wow, what a beautiful SF at a great price!
Yours is a 43' Cabo? If it is the 43, this is exactly the Bertram 43 Hull without lifting strakes and designed by Dave Napier. Typically, weight...
I will give it a shot. Wedge Rudder = Aft Trailing Edge is thicker than Front Leading Edge, plate Rudder has no difference from Leading Edge to...
This was a very slick way for the go fast SF pioneers to get every last ounce of performance (and reduced drag) of the propulsion packages of that...
Good comments. The engineering of the shafts/props/nuts is an SAE spec so I would not believe the tale about rough casting nuts determining the...
What is the installed order of the propeller nuts? The thin nut, which is properly called the Jam Nut, should be forward, closest to the aft face...
I would say that tank management is the biggest culprit. A tank that was pressed that leaks, corroded piping, inoperable valves, wrong tanks...
Was the MIBS boat a production line boat built in Florida or one of the pre-productions boats built by Lyman-Morse in Maine?
Has anyone seen a boat test on the new 35 or got a chance to sea trial it at MIBS? Wondering why the performance numbers are so secretive?
Short answer is - typically not for pleasurecraft. Some commercial gill netters fabricate cage like protection to keep nets from entangling with...
You need to include the shaft size, could you use a temporary set and get the originals repaired at F&J? Look at Boats and Harbors online for a...
Nice work, the perfect result!
Noisy like you wouldn't believe. A new (back then, circa 1980's) 48 Chris-Craft Double Cabin Cockpit Motoryacht (based on the old 42' Uniflite...
There are even more exotics than the CRM diesels, look at these Russian diesels, 7 RADIAL banks at 6 cylinders per bank! 42 cylinders in total....
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Yes, it is certainly not in the upper reaches of a hefty Full Displacement vessel like the Delta Marine Trawler, which, as you know, the design...
J , give me a break, will you? You haven't seen it all and it is getting tiresome as you profess to have. We are talking the LRC line , heavy...
