The company lost a major customer when MJM decamped to South Carolina a few years ago.
The Maiori yacht K+ must be in the running for ugliest yacht. What a weird assemblage of angles, curves and lines.
RE getting a job on a yacht: A somewhat dim, clueless but nice young man I knew was driving a taxi in Newport RI. He was asked by a passenger if...
The view forward from the wheelhouse on the Mangusta looks unsafe from the photo. Can't see the water in front of the bow for a very far distance....
You might want to look at Gulf Crosser yachts. They offer nice outboard-powered cruising/fishing boats in your size range. Many commenters here...
I attended FLIBS yesterday and was casually looking at dayboats/weekenders to possibly replace my Boston Whaler 350 Realm. What I found over and...
Stubby bow and rounded transom of the Pilgrim 40 have minimal similarity to the gracefully-raked bows and crisp sterns seen in the majority of...
A is indeed Russian owned, and was the second huge yacht designed for the owner by Philipe Starck, a French industrial designer and architect who...
I hope there will be a full report describing why and how the yacht sank so fast. It seems hard to believe that a big, well-made Perini Navi yacht...
If it's the 56 located near Chicago, there is no reason why the hull design would be worse than a Hatteras in rough water. The hull design looked...
Glad you had a good cruise. As far as dizziness, be sure to drink a lot of water. Older folks especially can get lightheaded after getting up,...
I questioned the design of VENUS when I saw her, and still think her stern is butt ugly. But I give credit to Job's widow who has cruised VENUS...
Judy Waldman of JW Yachts in Ft. Lauderdale has been specializing in long-range cruising boats for many years. She is highly-regarded by many...
Lots of suitable boats depending on your ability to deal with upgrades. A 1988 Kadey Krogen 54 with twin Lehman Fords; several Grand Banks 49...
No boatyard will care if you only use your boat a few times a year, as long as you are current on your yard bills. Don't worry about what anyone...
There are boatyards that might not be too far from the ocean and not too expensive to keep a boat on the hard much of the year. I'm thinking about...
I've read many horror stories about Azimuts in Yacht Forums, and accept that for years they were plagued with abysmal wiring, plumbing and other...
A boatyard opened in Bridgeport CT called Bridgeport Boatworks. From an advertisement it looks like they quite large boats, with three travel...
https://www.boatingmag.com/boats/boat-built-for-adventure/ Attached an article from Boating about this style of boats. I like the Nimbus C11, but...
Your comment about poor helm design is similar in other French boats. I looked hard at a Junneau Leader but the helm was incredibly uncomfortable...
