I doubt a 24 Hr Le Man's event would start with a Hurricane down the street either. While I agree they are a breed by themselves I would...
Brian, as an engineer I would have to ask how could that "experienced" skipper be caught out only 50 miles offshore, did he not check the weather...
Do you not think if that was all they did and it was perfectly fine before hand and then black smoked afterwards it kind of limits the things to...
change mechanic let me think about this, a pair of DD's in a 75 Hatteras and I am presuming normal smoke levels. A mechanic comes and...
Any News Anybody got any news about this vessel, did it make it back to Texas.
Not at all but normally engine manufacturers develop engines and have them in commercial vehicles or applications before then placing them in...
I must admit that I can not say for sure that the large Azimut (I think it was an Azimut) was having a problem with the drives but I do know a...
You learn something new each day on here, did you and CaptJ go to the same engineering school. :rolleyes:
One 70 ft+ yacht four VP with IPS's, water in drives and seals renewed every three month at a cost of $27,000 and now after 2 years they are...
No need to worry about steering that boat, you will be in the yard more than at sea getting your IPS seals renewed. :D
Careful there CaptJ, you should know better than be telling an engineer about terminology in engines. Next you will be telling the owner you can...
years In over 40 years in the business I think I have known or heard about no more than 10 owners who have had the same boat for over 15 to 20...
insurance I read somewhere that the tow started off Fort Lauderdale after the boat encountered engine problems coming over from Bimini, I guess...
Only Captains :D
thank goodness:D
a grounding is a bit different than hitting the top of a mast especially when the keel bounced a few times
you seem to know a bt more about blow boats than you are saying ? Destroyed, one would imagine if there was so much damage at the other end...
Strange that the Bavaria was reportedly "destroyed" when the photo I looked at appeared to show only the top few feet of the mast as being broken...
I think I read "optional" 3 staterooms on the main deck plus the crews cabin aft of the bridge, this particular one that was reviewed apparently...
Shazam, Bertram was owned by an investor group prior to Ferretti purchasing them and they were far from "getting back on it's feet". I was...
