I think it s a decision to be made between the owner and the captain. We can all come up with various scenarios and whatifs as well as steps to...
On better boats it is glassed over. On many production boats it is bolted And then you have the budget builders who just screw it with lots of...
Pretty much the same data. yes plenty deep but not plenty wide and unmarked. Don't know the conditions at the time of the accident but chances...
I wonder if maybe they didn't hit something. There seem to be quite a bit of damage to the hull, not just the deck In any case not confidence...
In all fairness drainage on most center consoles is far better than on most bow riders making them a little safer. That said a 35 footer should...
I single hand all the time whether my 26' gaffer, 53 hatteras or the johnson 70 I run. When the johnson used to spend the summers in nantucket I...
You probably googled something related to refrigeration or that company name... I really don't care about web ad, I just skip over Now there...
They ve been around forever, first on torpedoes. Volvo was the first to bring the technology to recreational boats with their duo prop stern...
You can blame the electronics but look at the chart I posted earlier. Unless you are a local and go thru there all the time, would you really run...
I ve had a few close calls using marina local knowledge as often they don't really grasp the draft issues large boats have to deal with. Often you...
Pretty sure i see struts and shafts in the above picture as well as rudders (or what's left of them...) that was not an IPS boat
Well isnt it the captain's job to pick a route based on the requirements of his boat? The only way to make sure a route is safe, it to study the...
I use whatever means are available and that will include paper, electronic and radar. Bottom line is that there isn't a one size fit all solution...
From what I read elsewhere they took a short cut between pineros and the mainland which is an unmarked (on charts) narrow passage between reefs....
Came across a pic of the partially sunk spencer on instagram poster claimed it was just off Puerto Rico
Just got back from the exumas, there is now a tall unlit piling. Extends at least 15' above water, shows up nicely on radar at night
That's the problem with rocks. They grow out of nowhere overnight, so fast they can't be charted. :)
Define boat... Size, price range. Define caribean Chartering to the Caribbean out of south florida makes no sense whatsoever as it s way too far...
From what I ve seen over the years the people who use too little scope and drag down the anchorage don't rinse their rode so the point it moot....
It's not varnish its a urethane I think or some modern glossy finish. The only fix is to strip it all to bare wood and re spray... A very time...
