"The Jones act has become a pain in the butt here in South Florida because yachts over 65 feet fall under it and any subcontracter needs...
most boats have plenty of room for important gauges, and i consider steering to be pretty important. of course, by the time the boat is built,...
speaking of pressure and how valuable information can be when it comes to critical systems... couple of weeks ago, on the way back from the...
easy solution... get an SO who's a licensed captain... good point about separate quarters. One thing I like about running a boat with an...
ok, so a fireplace is kinda romantic... but not as good as (never mind) year round. :-)
coming from BMW, I was expecting much worst like too many lines clashing and diverging, something added on stern a la series 7 (trunk), etc......
i dont' think living ashore in that kind of weather is fun either! i dont' know how you guys do it...
"And don't even think of making a deal without a survey. " actually, at the risk of being picky, the contract should be subject to seatrial AND...
teh bigger the boat, the easier it is... twin diesel are 10 times more maneuvrable than single stern drive... you shouldn't have any problem...
it's actually an 18 footer... The footage i saw indeed showed something pretty small with only one outdrive/lower unit sticking up. 6 people on...
i've been living aboard for 5 1/2 years now and love it! woudln't trade it for anything. BUT... i dont' think i could handle the cold, ice, snow,...
obviously... but sometimes by observing the pressure while shifting you can get a feel for potential issues with the pump, filter, etc... and i...
what was the applicant immigration status and what was the flag of the vessel? visas are an issue these days so for US flagged vessels,...
personally, i like having Tranny pressure gauge, but it probably depends on the trannies that you have. on DDs/allisons, they're very useful as...
here, that was last night sunset, we were anchored off KBYC... just had time to grab the camera as a hatt. was passing by.
Rocky... yep.. but MYs dont' go to the Sands Cut sandbar... they go further south and anchor in Eliot's clear waters... there are miles of...
You got to be kidding... ever heard of Vicem?
yeah, nice marinas and repair facilities... but again, once you've gone up and down the ICW a few times, what else do you do once the novelty has...
and the Sunset Beach Pontoon bridge gets stuck in the mud at low tide.... if you miss an opening as the tide goes out, you may have to wait 2 or...
as NYCAP mentioned, around FTL you have to deal with bridges and no wake zones... also, restaurant hoping isn't always practical with a 50/60+...
