Lots of Saharan dust ahead. http://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/real-time/sal/salmain.php?&prod=split&time= Also some shear just ahead... The 11 am...
It comes down to personal preferences. It s different for us as both owners and most charter guests prefer being on the hook. Also as full time...
The Exumas aren’t about marinas. It s about anchoring in amazingly beautiful anchorages and there are dozens and dozens untouched by the tour...
I wish there were follow up reports on these fires with probable cause so we can all learn something. At anchor eliminates the mains... so...
Not worrying about this one (yet). It s got a lot of dry air and Sahara dust ahead and is pretty small making more vulnerable. This morning the...
The 4% tax in charter has been in effect for years collected by brokers and paid to the boat. I m guessing not all of it gets paid to the Bahamas...
Yes there has been some crackdown with boats temporarily impounded for doing charter without a license. Rates are based on LOA, we pay about $2600...
Another one today.... 97’ Hargrave The Program. Captain without a valid license and no lifering. Nice......
I agree about the squatting making it harder to get in plane. I never try to get on plane under 10’ But have noticed better fuel and speed in 10...
Have you checked whether your trim tabs are working? Fuel and water load isn’t going to cost you 200 rpm. How big are the tanks? Not sure...
You ve got to turn rated RPM at full or near full load especially if you cruise at 80%. Make sure the bottom is clean. Obviously the new wheels...
There is a thread on them here on forum. In short nowhere near the quality of a Hatteras.
A few years ago I had a similar failure with a set of Morse electronic controls while docking in Fairhaven Ma. Turned out the fault was caused by...
I m not sure what you meant about replacing the section by an SS Cord. Any decent welder should be able to cut the section, weld a hinge on one...
One benefit of a bow thruster is that you don’t put pressure on pilings pivoting off when leaving or on cleats springing off. This is important...
Batteries were shipped air since Lift is in Puerto Rico Only used a few times so far, battery doesn’t get hot while charging. So far I can...
Unlike it is massively oversized, a thruster will not push a boat against a 4 kts current.
Metal impellers like in Cruisair branded pumps or Scott pumps are pretty thin and eventually corrode and erode away. I d be reluctant to expose...
BB is supposed to be less corrosive than muriatic acid I guess it should be ok in March pumps since there is only one o ring on the cover. I...
Even with more recent boats... the 2009 Lazzara 84 I run doesn’t have one and it s not needed
