In our previous boat brand, they weren't commonly installed until circa 2003. -Chris
I'd have thought many here would have jumped all over this... -Chris
We have Oceanair blinds, and we also have a hatch shade like the one in your photo. Works well enough. Had some cosmetic damage to it when we...
Sea Vision is what came on our boat; dunno if factory option or aftermarket installation. AC version. Needed a new incandescent bulb, got one...
No clue about the boat, but if you don't know already reading suggests you should look over Tony Athen's/Seaboard Marine recommendations on how to...
Do you mean those as examples of "unfounded negative comments about Zeus drives" that you heard? -Chris
I expect that's only if you're looking at boats from the '80s or before... or maybe early '90s? Reading suggests DDs are relatively easy to care...
I dunno squat about marine gas engines, so can't really compare. We had 7.4 gassers in a previous boat though, 33' express, and I think 375-hp......
If you intend to do any traveling, or offshore fishing, with a 42' Egg... can't say I'd recommend gas engines. Our previous boat was a 42, a few...
You might. After tuning. But I suspect "better" props is about the quality of the metal, maybe some differences in shaping (perhaps to the max...
Either of those models (or some other), sounds like you just need to do some tuning. Tell your prop shop what RPM you've got (fully loaded boat,...
Were it me, think I'd aim for 2350-ish. Recommendation for our 2300 engines is 2300 at 90% load. I suspect that "shoot for 80% load at cruise"...
Surprised to hear that. We just had to have some out-of-the-ordinary work done, our MAN guy got parts easily enough. I've ordered routine parts...
Carl's answer is about as good as it gets. LOTS of details required to know how to guess. Do you want a 4WD yacht? Do you need to transport...
We've invented the term "Carver Wake" -- not intended to be pejorative. just to describe what we often (not always) see. Only guess I can make is...
I'd think 6CTAs would be more suitable for that size/weight/style of boat... if that had been an option... -Chris
I went straight to 100 GT, and any extra requirement over OUPV was minimal. I don't know whether it made insurance easier or not. I know it did...
AIS frequencies are a smaller slice within the marine VHF frequency range. Shakespeare (probably among others) makes at least one antenna type...
We had a single DD 8.2T -- 220 hp, IIRC -- in a previous boat, worked fine. Wasn't meant to be a fast boat, and the builder's common alternative...
Agree, and if overnight charters might be part of the plan, a review of sleeping quarters and heads/showers is probably in order. (I dunno...
