the big problem is delamination but talking about damage prior to the delivery is just pure speculation. possible, sure... but there is no...
simple swap, just set the switch on the charger as Capt J mentioned. not sure i see the point though, the only benefit is that you wont' have to...
i usually leave all seacocks open... on a larger boat, you will have a number of seacocks, if everything is well maintained and inspected...
i took these pictures in the upper Chesie mid october a short time after the accident happened, incl. some injuries. That boat was too far off...
there wasn't a lot of destruction, this Ferreti, a 90' MY and a bert. SF that both sank. all 3 where on the T dock, pier 3 and 4, the most open to...
of course all brands have issues, but you're comparing apples to oranges. first, your car analogy holds less water than a delaminated boat :)......
I think delamination makes a lot of sense, not jsut considering previous incidents. Above waterline, at the bow, is where the stresses will be...
when you look at hurricane damage, solid glass boats show a lot of grinding and scraping before the hull fails, it takes a long time to happen....
Rybo has as large marina... MS doens't, they have a few sheds and yard space, a few hundred feet of dockage on the river, very different. as i...
you should be able to lock it to the outside, so if your ER access thru the inside of the boat, the main door lock is fine. i guess i can see a...
welcome to YF spring is the end of the season in FL, with many boats heading north to new england or to the med, so finding anything before late...
i certainly can see how yards in FTL or WPB can be more attractive considering the neighborhood MS is in (you dont' want to walk there after...
if i'm not mistaken, this accident occured around 6th or 7th of Nov. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/data/stdmet/Nov/41013.txt waves at Frying Pan...
it's very sad indeed, for the people employed there and also since MS is one of the oldest and most respected yards. but let's face it. no...
i know.. brain fade... water pressure is obviously higher than surface pressure in a sealed compartment... duh..
i guess anything is possible, but i think that the mast would have been pushed out of the way, bouncing off. on the other hand the buoy could...
i take it as yes...
if the boat had impacted the buoy, there would some damage at the bow below water line... visualize the position of the bow at speed, there is no...
does this really look like a buoy that was hit at high speed and hit by a pretty large prop? since there is running gear damage, we can ASSume...
out of respect for the REAL bertrams... I think references to these boats should be .... FEBs... Ferretti Era Bertrams. just like those current...
