Sadly it is the shape of things to come ...
Yes, we did that recently to tap a genset return in a plate. The key, whether drilling into metal or fiberglass is run a shop vac to suck debris out
Does it happen when the engines are running, are off or either? How old are the batteries and what size? Have you checked that the battery...
I ve seen random position losses on another system which had a frayed cable where it exit the antenna. The rubber grommet disintegrated after a...
Some systems default to 0 N 0w when they loose gps position and being a apot in the east Atlantic you won’t have any charts. That could be a...
I m curious to why people would want a boat without rails. Ok, looks fast so Mr Macho get bragging rights but how do you aafely anchor out or tend...
from the ocean alexander announcement .... "She is not only a pretty face, but also very functional.". Sorry, i know beauty is in the eye of the...
Thanks for the heads up on the TZ software unfortunately you need to have at least one MFD on the network to be able to use the existing radar......
This was not a trolling speed accident. And even if the sailboat had tacked, the fishing boat was passing too close if he couldn’t avoid them.
47 is fine on a boat that size but not on charter where 12 is the limit per US law. Exceeding the limit is unfair to the operators that go thru...
Bareboat charters are limited to 12 pax plus the charterer. I guess anything is possible but I doubt the USCG boarding would issue citations...
I really didn’t like the original Navnet but the the 3D, even though it is 10 year old, is pretty user friendly at least the Black Box version...
Our navnet3D black box has been acting up crashing or not starting uo at all. Sometimes it works fine for a week, sometimes it crashes throwing...
it s one thing for the owner operator of a smallish boat to accept more charter guests than is legal, but how can the captain of a 100+ boat not...
I d say a 2006 will still be depreciating quite a bit although it depends on how well maintained the boat is It s not just the depreciation. Yes...
It s hard to tell as luck plays a part as well as the level of maintenance desired. Over the years on a 70 footer we avergaed 30/40k in...
I ordered the shafts from a good local prop shop who machines the stock. They get the stock from a distributor in Alabama or Georgia and I was...
There is only so much you can do in a refit. Wiring, plumbing and even air con isn’t going to be redone. again looking at the cramped ER i can...
European boats are often poorly adapted to how we use boats in the US as they are all set up for stern passerelle boarding which often doesnt work...
J105. Scroll the article for a picture after the boats were separated...
