My suggestion is, rather than waste your time trying to understand what type of boat to look for, to tell your wife you already know and see the...
That sounds like a valuable guide. Is it possibly accessible online?
The Italian builders that I would consider the top five in this size bracket actually depend on the boat age. Which is essentially budget-driven,...
Am I understanding correctly that you are looking for a used boat to buy, with the plan to enjoy her in the Med? If so, you can do worse than...
Absolutely no doubt about it! :) BTW, one of the reasons why I'm not keen on dark colours just about anywhere on a boat, i.e. the fact that it...
Agreed! Btw, this last photo makes me even more convinced of what I already suggested in post #13: Why not keep the front windscreen mask in the...
Can't remember the exact models/years, but I'm pretty sure to have seen also some Bertram SFs with proper stairs. Probably a bit larger though,...
Very nice photo. But actually being there, and getting a shower every other wave, is another matter altogether. For serious cruising, give me a...
Apologies to the OP for going slightly O/T, but are you possibly aware also of a replacement for the Sherwood pump fitted in the Cat 3116 engines...
Also the fan in the second photo, aside from being partially detached, is something I'd expect to see on a small bowrider. The exhaust pipe looks...
Yup, I suppose that "a 370hp diesel" was a typo. But didn't they use Cummins rather than VPs?
I'm also not a fan of monthly runs at idle, in spite of the fact that it's a very popular approach around here. When during winter I'm not moving...
The OP mentioned a monthly start. While this of course can't stop the marine growth on intakes and heat exchangers that DM suggested, I would...
I'm not sure if the chase boat of a 100' Wally yacht fits the "megayacht tenders" topic. But I found this 52' RIB, built as if it were meant for...
I never heard of anyone towing a boat of that size for such a long way. And considering the inevitable speed restriction, also the weather window...
I wouldn't have gone as far as that proportion if I should have guessed, but I'm not surprised to hear it. Anyway, pretty sure all hours spent in...
Oi, waddumean? At 58, you're barely at half time. That's how I used to look at it when I was 58, anyway! :D
If it's a great adventure you're looking for, it's easy to predict that you won't be disappointed! Looking forward to help as much as possible...
"We", who? The average readers of boating magazines, who possibly learnt the term from a boat test of a Beneteau swift trawler? o_O I would have...
I would think it's actually even more. It takes an experienced and refined touch for a good final painting, but in terms of time the preparation...
