Heard it all the time out West (SoCal) in our fiberglass boats. Can't tell you how many times the dockside 'experts" (albeit with a few beers...
This boat is one of my favorite topics as our family had a Laguna 10 metre from 1976 to about 1982. The hull is well built and will take much...
Merritt Island - facility, employees, location, etc. was NOT the reason SR shut her down. More of a corporate "bean counter" thing. Even though...
I recall a magazine article with Jim Wynne taking one of these trailerboats across the Atlantic on her own bottom - now that is courage :)!
It has been my experience that anything older than 1980 will require a major or complete re-wire job. :( I bet the wiring on the bridge is...
I think we will just have to agree to disagree on this one. Keep in mind that small builders like Dashew who have carved out a unique niche in the...
Sorry 84far, I am just not buying into the 'designer" sales pitch. It seems to me as though this boat already has a designer and they have...
The motoryachts with an Aft Master Stateroom typically have a mid-engine room layout with some long shafting and additional struts/bearings for...
Love the 58 Bertram MY as a liveaboard, it feels like twice the boat a Hatteras 58 is in MHO. The layout and overall feel of spaciousness works,...
Sorry guys, in the ever subjective world of pretty/ugly/whatever, this is NOT an ugly boat. Props go out to the Dashew crew (even from a...
Captaintilt, I think you have it well said in a nutshull: Zeus required a unique grommet design for the hull/lower unit interface/seal that could...
Cummins QSC8.3's rated at 600 hp burn 32.5 gph per each engine according to their website, so WOT fuel burn would be 130 gph for 4 x engines....
IPS came to the market first and I believe that the development team at CMD (Cummins Mercruiser Diesel) had to dodge a few issues on the Volvo...
I think the most interesting thing to come out of this thread are the achievements of some classic sportfishers making the crossing from CA to...
I believe Bruce Kessler of Zopolite fame owned a 48 Pacemaker in the 70s to early 80s. He added a 2 foot cockpit extension and even ran it from LA...
I would say that repowering with CAT C18s or even Detroit Series 60s (825hp) would run north of $200K when all is said and done, especially with...
Just a few comments on fuel capacity - at a 25 knot cruise you can probably expect to burn at least 50 gph (0.50 nmpg) for a loaded boat in this...
Your right Steve, I was off by a factor of 10 - my mistake:( Hey Yachtjocky, relax, nobody is perfect, I was probably 10 years old when I heard...
Thanks, Capt. J, that IS what I am saying. Pleasure craft generators will get much longer life than a pleasure craft propulsion engine, so I just...
Time Between First Major Overhaul or the C-18 is stated as 10,000 hours for Pleasurecraft per the Cat.Marine website, but remember that includes a...
