Good to hear that. All the best, and hope to see you around if you'll decide to enjoy her in the Med for some time.
Why, would that have given you some kind of satisfaction? How weird.
Are you referring to the folks in Viareggio? If so, fair play to them!
Ok, if you say that the one in Patsea ain't an u/w exhaust, then we are on the same page: - port along the hull bottom = underwater exhaust. -...
... As I said, I'm not familiar with Jim Smith boats - and also not much with SFs in general, being based in the Mediterranean, where they are...
Hang on, are exhaust ports supposed to be on the stern, or underwater? Both are wet systems, but very different: exhaust ports on the stern...
Good point, thanks. I can see why recessed trim tabs make sense on a SF, to minimize chances of interference with fishing lines.
Coming to think of it, this photo explains what I meant better than a thousand words, as they say. And by sheer coincidence, the engines are DD......
Generic questions, generic answers: no, not ALL engine compartments are designed for engine replacement - not easily, anyway. And yes, some...
R U sure? That would be a weird placement. In principle, U/W exhausts should be placed more forward, closer to the engines, for two reasons. The...
Do you guys have an idea of how the stern section of the hull is made, and why? The detail below from the video in the linked webpage made me...
You can find a bit of her history here.
Receipt acknowledged, thanks a lot Judy. It would be nice if active builders would be half as responsive as CH still is now, after several years....
Many thanks, Judy. The size I used to be interested in was up to 65' max, but as I think to have told you, by now mine is just a curiosity, rather...
Thanks to you Judy, I just try to do what I can - particularly when it's as easy as in this case. BTW, I just re-checked my PDF file, and I...
Julie, I don't know if Peter is checking the forum regularly, but I also have the PDF file of his book you are interested in. And since he already...
I think I was the first to answer your first question in the OP by saying that vessel glasses can and do break. And personally, for any vessel...
Yeah, also Buzzi reached Bermuda from NYC with a 41 footer, AVERAGING 40 kts and establishing a new world record. So what? Exceptions are just...
I understood what you were trying to convey, but I just happen to disagree. Hull stability is a very specific technical concept, that has very...
These days, many (if not most) Predators either come with stabilizers from the factory, or are retrofitted with them. "Inherently stable" is what...
