From "Maritime Executive:" The iconic ship used in two of the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ films has dramatically sunk off the shore of St. Lucia...
Welcome aboard, Delfin! With your wealth of knowledge and proven by your outstanding yacht, I look forward to reading more of your valuable...
Your acquaintance is a long time yachtsman who is and has been in an unfortunate situation.
I had posted on Marinedeck 2000 previously. It is a cork epoxy composite and I have had experience with many yachts with this application, both...
It was a new word to me too. I'll use if appropriate in a YF yacht review, but then if appropriate, it might not be a boat that makes it onto the...
Corrections and clarifications on Cape Horn trawlers: All models were tank tested several times with tweaking as needed. Cape Horn was...
I haven't posted a follow-up because there hasn't been anything to report other than the yacht hasn't been found and the owners, especially the...
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You're right, but I waited a few days before posting to see if anyone had anything specific to offer and then decided that my input might have...
Good point and I do think a steel hull can provide a sense of over-security. The only one in particular that might relate to is the owner of a 65'...
I have sold about 30-40 steel trawlers and attended survey on almost all of them. "Scars" show up on haulout that present interesting stories...
Welcome, Ben. Having obtained your STCW 95 shows sincere interest for a newbie. You're in the right location so hopefully someone will give you a...
Open Hatches! How stupid do you have to be to fall down an open hatch?! Please don't answer, that was a rhetorical question. This too might...
