Incredible. Gabart who led most of the race until 2 hours from the finish almost came back as Joyon got a net or pot caught in his stbd Rudder...
Two miles from the line in Guadeloupe and the two trimarans are within half a mile of each other...amazing! Live on Facebook.
NL. In 8 years running a pair of 20 NLs I had fewer shut downs than in 2 years on a pair of 27.5 Ohnos with 1/4 of the hours
anybody else amazed at the speed at which the Ultime Class is about to complete the Route du Rhum from Normandy to Guadeloupe? The two leading...
I v never had the issue and in any case closing bilges is pretty easy. High water alarm should warn you of high water before it can migrate fwd...
I now have dry ER bilges (split ERs). Bilges dont run all the way thru and can’t because of the centerline fuel tanks. Forward bilge is sealed...
looks like the yacht show will leave Miami Beach Indian Creek for the area by the now defunct Miami herald building just north of Bayside and AA...
Call the brokerage, talk to the guy’s boss... And I would spread the word about the broker. It s happened to a friend of mine a few years ago....
What the heck is that thing on the port side... vents? How do cross your stern lines without the line rubbing on that black what ever it is. The...
Usually the valves on AH are to isolate them from the system to remove them. Often there is a purge line but it s too thin to use as a filler...
Too often “design” gets in the way resulting in functional issues starting with boarding. Like so many euro builders the boats are designed for...
As much as I am not an Azimut fan, I guess if they were that bad they d be out of business. That said, I would never recommend one to a customer.
The first thing any new owner should do is find every single hatch and access panel to all machinery and system especially thru hulls. Every...
Delo 100 40W is what most people use but many use Rotella and it s fine As long as it s straight 40 Do not use Delo 400 40W, they charged the...
Tis da Bahama mon. Tour boats are supposed to Be inspected by port authorities which create challenges down in the Exumas. These guys started...
Pulling a thruster isn’t something you do as preventative maintenance...
That s what I meant by serviceability :) I ve seen too many things like bilge pumps, fresh water pumps generator parts that could only be...
especially when running a fleet of outboard powered tour boats... Turns out that what investigators found on the Exuma tour boat fleet, one of...
Came across this one, monaco https://www.instagram.com/p/BpkU67-B6CV/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=162pcgupjh7a4
Some builders use low end cook tops. The worst I ve seen was a 240v Kenyon which took 20’ to boil a pot of water. The new glass cooktop input on...
