6 year old batteries ? Indeed they re done I have never heard of having to rebuild the motor or replace brushes every year or two.... replace...
As I said I got a massive headache just trying to read thru all that bureaucratic garbage. From what I understand, boats over 400T requires some...
Every boat should have bilge pump indicator lights and high water alarms at each helm. Frankly it s cheap and worth spending a couple if days...
Are you saying a big waterfront home, a G5, an Aston, etc are not ostentatious? They are I m curious how you define yachts? It s a valid...
Why do people buy large homes? Why do people buy nice cars? Why do people buy private jets? Why do people eat gourmet food? Why do people wear...
Apparently costs vary greatly. I was told that MTU charges thousands of dollars and it takes a while. as mentioned, I had never heard of this...
I was told by a reputable broker that affective 2022, vessels clearing US customs would be required to provide their EIAPP certificate numbers....
I think it was a typo from J. As I mentioned earlier the mach5 is pretty much standard on most larger boats.
I have redone all the plumbing on my 1970 Hatteras 53 using new copper and SharkByte fittings. The original copper was still good but since...
Having the option to run faster is important. When I repowered by old 53 hatt, I considered using smaller engines but ended up choosing the...
Any planning boat will get its best economy at hull speed. Typically a 60 footer will burn about 12gph at 10kts... a 70footer about 18gph and an...
If operating as an un inspected vessel (up to 6 pax under 100GT, up to 12 pax over 100GT) there are very few additions safety gear requirement...
You need to measure the size of the platform which will always be less than the beam of the boat. Remember beam is measured at the widest point...
Well it s accurate. The wind blows and diesel exhaust stinks :)
Even on the water (real or virtual) we have to watch our mouths these days or else the PC woke Police will strike.... sad. I am a blow boat owner...
This has been going on for years....
I have two Flagship 36k btu chillers on my 53 here in Miami from October to April, I run only on one chiller. In the summer, I do need to have...
I doubt Hatteras ever installed SCUs except maybe in the early smallest boats, under 40’. Someone must have cheap’d out and installed them. Even...
Indeed I m not a big fan of Ohnos. The 27.5s on the 84 worked fine and never let me down once I had a full set of spare sensors on board. :). The...
And if you have to enlarge holes you may as well do chillers.
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