I've done the trip MANY times from Key West to Cancun/Isla. I'd most likely leave from Louissiana but it would have to be a GOOD weather window....
3412's are bullet proof, but I'd be REALLY cautious about the decks being soft (FB, Cockpit, and bow) and the cockpit fuel tank needing...
As for the owner's manual, it's a complete waste of time, you'd find more information in a childrens book on boating.
Some USCG officers will give you grief for both expired flares and fire extinguishers. They feel that in the case of an emergency someone might...
This vessel will never see the water and will ROT exactly where it sits.
Try calling Rupert Gregory in Fort Lauderdale, appears he is working at Rick Obey Yacht Sales. He was the Baia dealer in Ft. Lauderdale for...
How long has it been since the heat exchanger on the generator has been removed and cleaned?
Touch up is no problem, it's similar to awlcraft in that aspect.
It's been out a few years. It's expensive. I manage a yacht that was painted with it 3 years ago. The colors really POP on it. It has a lot...
I have run several of the Williams 345's. The jets are a little more maintenance and they like to be run monthly. DO NOT suck up sand with them....
For your speeds and needs a Gyro would make more sense than fins. I'd be going that avenue.
Boat depot in Key Largo has a totally redone 28' Magnum center console with 2-300R Mercury's on the back of it for sale.
It may take as long as 30 minutes to get a boat that size operational. If the air compressor isn't on and needs to build pressure to air start...
A 43' Tiara LS you can fit in most indoor high and dry's that allow you to use it whenever you want.
Follow the battery cables coming out of the generator.
If the response rate is too high, the autopilot will do EXACTLY what the OP is experiencing because it's over steering. Over steers one way, over...
No you can change the response RATE, not between low and high.....that's done by hitting auto twice.......You have to get into the second menu in...
There is a way to change the response rate, but I can't remember the exact sequence to get to it. I believe the autopilot has to be in auto mode,...
The other issue is it's bad for the cord. The part of the cord in the water is much cooler than the part on land, so it effects the copper inside...
Maretron makes something that you may be interested in.
