Will never recommend the following to any client - Italian boats especially a mutt - Man engines - any euro boat without a rub rail - any euro...
Fascinating but can someone explain to me in plain language why a such a US Navy ship doesn’t have a radar screen on the bridge with AIS...
I don’t remember for sure. Early to mid 2000s dancers. Maybe things have changed but accessibility is very important to me
It doesn’t, obviously. My point is that when you list the criteria in picking a boat, there are far more important things than 24 vs 32v...
Obviously too many what ifs. Yes in a perfect world you d have an emergency tank that is known clean. Probably a must for boats that venture to...
It s pretty much impossible to answer your question unless you narrow it down to which areas you intend to cruise. The Caribbean, the Bahamas, The...
The 32v isnt a deal killer for me, like access to systems for maintenance, something sea ray is generally terrible with. I will aso take 32v for...
I didn’t do the work myself, I wish I had been able too.. based on the body shop and mechanic labor, I m guessing 600 to 700 hours. The only...
After a full restoration I finally got my 1972 E-type back yesterday... Pretty much rebuilt everything incl the V12 and 5 speed gearbox, fixed a...
Aquamap now uses real Explorer charts. It s great My experience with Simrad is limited to a smallish touch screen plotter in the tender. The...
Honestly that little spark hasn’t required any maintenance in 2 1/2 years. I had to replace the wear ring because a guest ran over a line and that...
Explorer charts are the only charts to use in the Bahamas, along with Garmin Blue charts but I m not sure if they’re even available. We spend a...
That’s what I meant. Bad fuel almost always come from the dock (or truck) so unless you never refuel all tanks at the same place, chances are all...
True but then you d have to refuel tanks at different marinas which is not practical. So doesnt make much of a difference
We had a yamaha waverunner on the previous boat i ran, it was worst. There was no access and a lot of rusting clamps and bolts. It s a bit of a...
The only time i like riding one is in the Bahamas when exploring. Nice water, nice scenery... but as a captain my blood pressure seems to to rise...
I m pretty sure 6-71s are 2300 rpm motors so 2200 is a BIG a red flag depending. 10 minutes on the pins is a bit long. 3 to 4 minutes is what...
After seeing the galley up and aft on catamarans but also a number of power boats in the 50 to 60’ range, moving the galley on old 53 Hatt was the...
The boat I used to run (Johnson 70) had Alum fuel tanks. One on each side of the ER, outboard of the engines, sitting right under the large ER...
Good to know as I haven’t used the touch version. I like the charts with the Navnet 3D. NOAA in the use and original Explorer for the Bahamas
