I m serious,you re wasting money Any twin diesel will move perfectly sideways by putting one engine in fwd one in reverse and using the bow...
It s not just fishing and they haven't taken a dent only in the small SF category. They have wiped out the performance express cruisers at least...
I just don't comprehend the need for stern thrusters on a twin diesel boat. Splitting the gears will move the stern much better and without delay...
I will next time I run into her Or bonaparteyacht dot com :)
I know this is an old thread but the subject caught my eye as the Bonaparte is an eye catcher. Looks like she s been fully refit, we often see her...
I like the FD102 better. More balanced, lines flow better, even the glass windows in the hull side blend in better
I can't imagine line handling on this thing. Up and down eberywhere, high bow .... Yeah beauty eye beholder etc ... but this is a clash of wild...
and I used to think nothing could be worst than a carver mariner! My god this thing is ugly !
Correct about Ethanol but not an issue with diesel. The tanks on my boat are 47 years old :) Of course who knows what additive bureaucrats will...
Aluminum tanks only last so long... nature of the beast. Never understood why builders of "quality" boats use aluminum tanks when fiberglass...
Pro mariner has (or used to make) 32v chargers Charles recently announced they were shutting down their marine charger business,
Hard to answer without knowing the specifics but generally speaking the loop is there to prevent back flow and siphoning water from outside the...
Over the last 10 years I ve had two autopilot failures (two different boats, under 8years old). One main simrad board and one AP pump. On the...
troubleshooting 101... start with the basics. Check th voltage at the starter (between main battery cable and ground)... then at the key switch or...
The forward crew quarters on the 80 have an escape hatch. The mid ship master and the two VIPs don't have escape hatch but the stairs are forward...
anybody heard of Pro Boat power cats? I just saw one pass by, 45' catamaran hull sport fish. Not bad looking and very unique as while cruising...
Some off the 60' monohull Imocas currently racing the vendee globe have foils. Problem is that they keep hitting debris... there has been a number...
This happened at Miami Beach Marina a couple of years ago, fire crew had to use axes to enlarge a porthole or window to get a trapped crew out....
Hope we get more info... were they trapped in a stateroom with no way out? Died of smoke inhalation in their sleep?
The only charts you want for the Bahamas are explorer charts. There just the best. On an iPad garmin blue charts are pretty close so I would...
