Wise choice. With used boats, there's no such thing as a great opportunity lost. There are only other opportunities out there that you are still...
My pleasure! :)
That's yet another animal, and frankly one I'd steer clear of. First of all, the D2848LE423 (as it was called) is a V8, not a V10, but that's not...
The D2840LE401 are precisely the last mechanical V10 produced by MAN I was referring to. Available in parallel with the semi-electronic 1050hp...
LOL, and it appears that the other similar crimp on the brown wires, probably made at the same time, is still holding...! :)
Ironic as it may appear, yours is actually a valid point. What I usually suggest to my boating mates is that with boats, even when you spend a...
Can't help with your request, but just FYI, you're not going to find any boat with MAN 860hp engines, because MAN never built any with that...
Excellent hint. A few years ago, a boating mate of mine who used to be economic with the truth (so to speak...) with his wife about the boat...
Don't hold your breath, CR. The last time I checked, the lightest 300hp diesel was 70+% heavier than its petrol competitors. It's not like you...
Indeed. Aside from agreeing with your summary, I believe another important factor is the one about stretched Nordhavns that JWY already pointed...
Ok, in this case my previous theory (that also Capt Ralph envisaged) of unresponsive rudder due to a too low STW doesn't hold water, so to speak....
Thanks AMG for sharing your experiences. Am I right in understanding (since you didn't mention it) that you didn't make any direct comparisons on...
CJ, I lost count of how many times you ask how many boats someone else ran. Let me try to address that once and for all: you ran more boat of any...
Mmm... I'd say barely rather than definitely - if she's catching them at all. Just focus on the brief part of the video at 1:08, when the camera...
I'd be interested to hear more about the behaviour on boats like the D54. Did you possibly make any comparisons between traditional trim tabs and...
Next thing you'll tell us that you'd rather cross an ocean with a Sunseeker than with a Nordhavn...? o_O
I fully agree with all previous comments about the somewhat weird behaviour. But I'm not so sure that it's just the helmsman to be blamed, because...
Sorry for not being able to contribute, but I hope you don't mind if aside from being interested to following the feedbacks you will get, I would...
The short answer to the question in your title is that steel is heavy, hence used for displacement (=slow) boats. With planing (=fast) vessels,...
She must have been a solid boat (and dishwasher too!), if nothing else... :D
