You will need all the crew quarters for crew. Westport's crew cabins really match up well to required crew. On the 130', the upper lounge could...
You come to a public forum and ask for opinions and information which we provide. You don't like it, that's your choice. You can try to turn it on...
There are some cases where builders have submitted initial plans and boats for approval at various levels of passengers. Beneteau does this...
Sounds exciting. Well, unless you're the current Ranger...
Just going by MAN's website, one that popped up and surprised me is Galati in Anna Maria. Also, Gulf Coast Diesel in Punta Gorda, which is Marine...
No, the OP is thinking about buying a boat and wondering what he'll face if it's over 500 Tons ITC. I can see how you were confused but we...
That's why 160-170' is such a popular size as they easily sneak under the 500 Ton mark. Even the 172' Westport is 496 Tons.
Sounds to me like you're just making excuses of why they won't loan you money and excluding a lot of critical information. They don't look...
Or could it be he ran between 12 and 21 knots in a much larger boat with 5790 hp?
We were fortunate with our younger hires, that we had older captains to further their training and also that they had excellent backgrounds. They...
I applaud Ralph on two key points. First, that he and his family has emphasized MOB training. It's a tough, but important topic, and first time...
Yes, wrong. I know many immature acting older people and our younger crew is quite mature. I believe anytime you restrict your hiring pool in such...
I compiled it from a variety of sources, checking them out against each other. Luxyachts has a great deal of useful information. Also, Dockwalk's...
It opened things up for a response, didn't mean any of us were offended. It also led to starting a thread on the subject of cost of yacht crew.
Based on questions often asked, I thought it might be beneficial to start this thread. Captains $50k to $300k Senior Masters typically are on...
I'm not offended either but then it's not my profession. Just we offend take offense at what professions earn. Take a group like lawyers but sure...
You do realize you're commenting on the value of the services of about half the members here? We employee crew and best money we spend. I...
Crew travel, crew meals, crew uniforms if you use them, crew supplies, potentially crew lodging (boat in yard in distant location and so crew has...
It's going to be a wide range of costs. Typically for an 80' boat, you'd have a crew of 2 or 3 people. The salaries could run from $110k to $200k....
