It's said that there's no such thing as an aethist (sp) in a foxhole; I'm prepared to wager serious money that the same thing can be said of the...
In y'all's opinion(s), what chance of survival would John Q Yachtie have trying to navigate these seas in, say, his 140' Jade trawler-type...
Where does one have to go (on the internet) to find a flippin' pic of their monitors, keyboards and associated hardware? Their own website...
I think it needs higher freeboard from the bridge forward, and a bit more outward flare thereon. A particular obsession of mine, I confess. JMPO
Just saw my first group of interior pics of "4 L's" (Quatro elle) in Italian. At the risk of belaboring the obvious, Mama Mia! Not too shabby!...
Wait a minute. Insurance companies are commercial enterprises with commercial goals. They have shareholders to please, and Boards of Directors...
Does anybody know if Steve Jobs ever got to set foot on her? Even once?
Wait. Where are the..... I don't see any rotating radar antennae. Can't believe a vessel that size doesn't have radar. Maybe on top of the...
So how come......... Does anyone know why Lurssen is doing repairs and warranty work (?) for B&V? I thought they were competitors....
The Tirpitz is often listed as........ The Tirpitz is often listed as the Bismarck's "sister ship," whatever that means. Does anyone know if...
B&V also built Type 7C and Type 9 U-boats for the Kreigsmarine by the score. Between the Bismarck and her sister ship Tirpitz, plus all the...
What ever happened to....... What ever happened to the yacht that B&V built for Levitt (of Levittown fame) back in 1976? Regretably I can't...
Dec 7? Beware, as that's Pearl Harbor day. Stay alert. Be vigilent..........
Macka, it's time for me to sing my one-note song, to wit: Nordhavn makes a killer 68-footer, and you can easily equip it with one or more gyro...
.....and the biggest "yacht" I saw was a 65-footer! Shazam, you and Capt J are both right. While at the Annapolis Power Boat show last...
Does anyone here anticipate seeing...... pods of any kind on trawlers or full displacement expedition yachts any time soon? I've always been...
I just saw one exactly like it at the Annapolis Power Boat show. If I'm correct, it's called a Zeelander, and used to be built in Holland;...
It is said that Akula means "shark" in Russian. Make of that what you will.......
Re your observations about copper alloys for yacht building, were you talking specifically about cupra-nickel alloys for (supposedly) marine...
Amazing restoration! The rust and decay were terrifying to observe, but the restoration work is down-right inspirational! Pls permit me to offer...