Thanks, all, and I'd been hoping for input from Pascal so I do very much appreciate that! I think I did see that 53 YF with Cummins, and I think...
Given we're not having any luck finding one of the boats we really want... due to market conditions and/or current owners who apparently haven't...
The ICW has slow sections everywhere. Everywhere. If you're really in a hurry, and if weather cooperates... especially if there aren't any...
I've been reading about MAN diesels recently... and I've seen favorable service-cost comparisons to other brands at similar sizes. One common...
Thanks, Judy! -Chris
Heh... we don't have a current Ranger, just now. That sold -- approx 1 day after listing -- back in June... while we were naively thinking we'd...
Thanks, that's the first way I searched and the Galati link surprised me too. But then when asked, Mike G. told me they don't do surveys. Gulf...
We might be making progress on finding the next Ranger... -Chris
Thanks, guys. And tips to more would be welcome, if there are any. -Chris
Might need a mechanical survey, oil samples, etc... -Chris
Or most (?) Android devices have built-in GPS; used to be approx 2/3rds the cost of an equivalent iThing. Mostly run the same nav apps: AquaMap,...
With only chartering "several times" as background... A "few small passages" first sounds like trying to go from zero to hero in 45 seconds...
Generally that's the way the optical math works, but... it also depends on the size of the ocular and objective lenses. But you can read the FOV...
The 550/58 Sedan Bridge boats had MANs. -Chris
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Wifey uses a Fuji compact... and likes it. Adjusting eye distance isn't as easy as with some other binoc, so I can't use hers. That's not...
WEMA (KUS) is the only one I have recent experience with. Worked well enough. We kept a spare sensor, so every three-four years when the float...
Folks will need more info about what you mean by "this transducer" -- and which Garmin, etc. Pics? Model numbers? Et cetera... -Chris
Move the CC to the Bahamas once and leave it there? Or get a slightly smaller CC and ditto? Retrieve and use when necessary? -Chris
Fair point, but I prefer the ability to better organize stuff in the spreadsheets, keyword searches make retrieval faster, etc... and it takes no...
