The OP isn't experienced enough to do the daytime passages, definitely not experienced enough to do overnight ones. He stated he wants a boat to...
A 50' Post SF is a VERY roomy 3 stateroom boat. Has plenty of speed and range. A 325 NM range at 27 knots with plenty of reserve. A 45'...
It's diesel. Rarely have to clean manifolds or risers on diesels, manifolds are fresh water (coolant) cooled. Probably the coolant side of the...
The OP isn't capable and does not have the experience to do an overnight trip safely, nor will he anytime soon, doesn't even have the experience...
You need to have all of the heat exchanges removed and professionally cleaned........
In the 45-50' range? Able to have a 185NM with 20% reserve? At least a 20 knot cruise so that you can make it from Long Island to Turks and...
I have never seen a need. However, Dometic does make a very good chemical that does dissolve everything in the tank and flushes all of it out.
Reading comprehension issues again? I am dead serious. I am sure you are thinking EVERYONE in the world wants to cruise around, rolling around...
8 people on a 45-50' for 3 weeks at a time. That's way too many people for way too long of a time period IMO for a 45-50' boat.
Some people like to see a beautiful salon when the aft deck door is open and not a kitchen. I like the galley in the stern for a multitude of...
I plotted both Routes to the Sea Buoy, to keep apples to apples.
Not sure if this will come up. It's faster to go South and out Tybee roads as it is ALL at cruise speed. There are several slow downs by the...
Do you have some sort of reading comprehension issues? Are you not familiar with Hillsboro Inlet? He cut across from behind the bridge...
Incoming tide behind me, bridge opens and I am underway, I'm inside the bridge piers and there's a big motoryacht directly behind me, both doing...
No, he did not. I was with the current, already committed, and restricted in ability to maneuver due to conditions. Had to come to all stop,...
UUUUUGGGHHH, the problem with that is nobody teaches them to stay out of the way of boats. I had one try to paddle against the current through...
If you're batteries are older than 2.5 years it's probably the battery. BUT YES, Ocean parallels both battery banks to make 24 volts out of 12...
580 gallons, 55 gallons an hour at 21-22 knots.
It's a 52' MY, I don't know of any 55' and under MY's that have a range over 200 NM. The 55' Princess I ran was better but not over 200...
New 52' Manhattan. This is with a 20% reserve.
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