She is definitely a Riva and not a knock off. I am going back to the warehouse in couple of days and knock off 3 inches of dust and go through it...
While kicking around the Caribbean, a friend of mine showed me an old wooden Riva sitting in a warehouse. It looks like the vintage Chris Craft...
Maintain and take care of them well, and they will rarely if ever let you down.
This vessel was indeed built for the former owner of Broward Marine, who still owns her to this day. That owner has also purchased the partially...
Pascal, I saw one of those towing bridles that had been thru bolted with counter sunk bolt heads. The boat and the tow got caught in a storm....
Defense against pirates must be a system not a single device. Combine a prudent watch on radar, fire hoses, LRAD's, and green lasers and you...
It appears that this year's entry in FLIBS by Richmond Yachts was launched in British Columbia and came on her own bottom to FLIBS. One heck of a...
Currently there are several commercial work boats (190') that visit Port Everglades and run on Biofuel. Isn't biofuel the addition of ethanol to...
US vs. Foreign Flag Registration Goplay, Not only are Jone Act issues a consideration for US Flagged vessels, but so are US labor laws -...
One of the things to keep in mind when you create your cash flow model is down time. A boat new to the market is very much like a new rental...
AMG is absolutely correct. It is very difficult to achieve positive cash flow in the charter business. Very few do, but most don't.
When you combine water and wealth, the result is a new market for manufacturers to chase. Dubai has recently created over 1,200 miles of new...
Those drives were Ulstein Drives.
Great photos. Dark hulls certainly seem to be the vogue in Europe?
Get MTU involved, I think you will find that it is not the problem you anticipate.
Your friend has very unrealistic expectations. Look at the length of the charter season in the Med. Now he is going to take 3 to 4 weeks of...
To put this in perspective, for all of you golfers out there, look at the costs of a Big Bertha driver, then imagine the metal necessary to...
Many of the countries with flags of convenience distinguish between commercial and pleasure classification in the registration of the vessel. It...
Many yards may also require that you carry minimum levels of insurance. Have you priced this cost into the equation and are you insurable?
Newbie, You must also consider engine durability - those diesels will be running long after those gas engines give up the ghost. Safety - I...
