Change in Canados I do not know whether there was any specific interior designer employed from outside the company for these boats, but the...
new layout design for Ferretti 59 Although I did not have the chance to see the new layout live, I do notice from the layout that Zuccon tried to...
sun shade Dear Tarek, For the bottom part let it be slightly shorter then the caprail and have some stripes (they can be made out of velcro-or...
shade for aft deck Dear Tarek, I don't know whether you can still make a change order, but to have a railing covering the whole of aft deck...
engine room of ships Thanks for posting the pictures; although you may not want to reveal the identity of the ship, which we all respect, can you...
Tarek, I am sure you will enjoy your new boat a lot, she will give you more comfort and better range to explore more distant shores. How are...
repairs of composites is not so easy Dear Lionel, Firstly congratulations for your 100th post. I do agree that there might be cost...
article in Boat International There is an article about her in the October issue of Boat International.
seats I am using a Recaro Marine seat with most of these functions; other than the folding seat base to act as a leaning pad when you are...
pilot seat I would like to have my contribution as below: 1- Seat should be comfortable for long periods of seating, but firm enough to keep...
"Libertas" is for sale again and was being presented in Cannes boat show and presently at Monaco.
I have owned 5 boats so far. I still keep 2 of them. I started with a 40' second hand planning boat to understand my needs and not to loose too...
Depends on how you run the yacht of course. If it is a family yacht and you do not need silver service and you're not entertaining business and do...
size of boat to choose Dear Mets, I have been following your thread with interest. I suggest that you initially concentrate on which size of...
servo gear experience thanks, i now have a first hand experience and they are working very efficiently. if anybody needs more information, i...
planing boats vs semi placements Custom Line 112 and 97 are designed as planning hulls. This means they best perform at a planning speed, which I...
Bergen back to Holland We had weather forecast for force 5-6 beaufort, which increased to 7-8 as we moved out to North Sea. We were having the...
Bergen back to Holland We planned our trip back to Holland as a direct route from Bergen to Holland. This was a trip of approximately 36 hours....
project manager - captain relations I had no intention to offend "captains", as I had a very positive experience with my captain fulfilling this...
Tough job - project manager Being a project manager is a very demanding job. One needs to understand from the construction process and coordinate...