Active Captain is not as good as it used to be. It's value was always in the fact it was crowd sourced with lots of current updates, now not...
For several years we kept our previous boat between Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Made the trip down into the keys every few weeks. I have gone as...
I had a hot water issue on our Marquis. Would get a very small amount of hot water, then quickly go cold. Interesting when going back and forth...
I have done under the bridge at Marathon, east a couple of miles then north to bullard bank, out that way. Deeper draft than 4 ft. Never had...
I sure there are interesting elements to the area, we just never found enough to motivate us.
Prior to Covid we went up to the Chesapeake during the summer. Since 2020 (or whenever all that started) we have stayed along the west coast...
In the past when I was taking down panels I have stopped at Walmart and bought some cheap twin bedsheets. 4-5$ a piece and used those to protect...
Its not all about the docking process. Recently went through our annual process of hanging additional lines on our pilings so they are available...
I have seen them with Volvo and MTU power. Generally the pricing in the market seems to favor the MTU - but due to the small number that pass...
Not as much experience as many here, but I have bought 3 boats over the past few years. Hull survey covering all aspects of systems on the boat...
I am not a fan of either IPS or Zeus in its current form for a variety of reasons, a big one is reliability. We did do a bare boat charter right...
I have had Yacht Controller for several years. Installed it when I purchased this boat. My motivation was a visibility issue. At the helm I...
Facing the same topic in the near future. Searching on the web I found two pathways. One was yacht interior companies, guessing $$$$. The...
Had never heard that, doesn't mean its not accurate. Wondering if that was a reading after a springtime flood event up stream. Most of the...
I read a lot on here, but haven't posted in years. This thread grabbed me since I have the same boat/engines. Appreciate the discussion. Couple...
Before we bought our Marquis, looked at several 59's that were on the market. Only saw one with the larger engines. Pretty rare. Did not sea...
Thank you for the suggestions.
Just caught it - should say "Looking" for a surveyor. Sorry, fingers moving faster than brain. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
Hi all, Look for a surveyor. Boat is in the Tampa area. Any recommendations? Thanks
When you say newer - could you be a bit more specific. Owner/captain on two SR's - both late 2000's. Bare boat experience on Meridian (approx....
