Based on my experience with floating small vessels grounded and sunk, the tough part is getting the float bags to stay low enough. It sounds...
Another consideration is that a yacht engineer must typically be cabable of performing all of the usual engineering duties, then change his hat...
http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/home/index.htm?src=rss I don't subscribe so I couldn't read the article myself but apparently it was confirmed by...
Although in some cases this may mean plugging into two or more outlets to get adequate supply. (I am currently plugged into two 220v 50 amp...
Oh that kind of linear, like in every davit on every large yacht. That's less exciting!
Are you considering puchasing a Kanter sailboat by chance?
mucking around with heavy swingy things on deck in any sort of a seaway is dangerous to anyone. It is merely less dangerous to careful and...
The 396's on our boat need to be preheated to at least 36 degrees celcius (I aim for 40) to have acceptable levels of smoke at startup. A...
I splice. I am rarely asked to. Most captains just order the lines cut and spliced, leaving crew to focus on making shiny things shiny. No big...
tru dat!
Tristar said: So then a 135 foot vessel can be had for a mere 8 million? Where do I sign! Your point is valid but even here you understate...
Lars, although I make my living on power boats I have never wanted to own one before now! (I have always tolerated power as a way to afford...
Is that the Feadship Halcyon?
Good idea Codger! I think I will do just that.
Perhaps Trivial Pursuit?
Does she have a boyfriend? (I mean buyer?)
That's a pretty cool article. I would like to have a look at the Linear winch they keep refering to. I am supposing they mean that the drum...
The best thing about that setup is you could also tow the yacht with the tender quite easily in case of breakdown!
Well..normally I'm opposed to the objectification of women and resent the dilution of important info resources such as YF but...if she's hot -...
A yacht can ride as deck cargo on just about any container ship but be very cautious! I believe it was a Sunseeker that was destroyed last month...
