The OP's scenario was how to get home in case of emergency... and this thread has blown right past the obvious Clue... I say it's Mr. Schweizer,...
I recently did a sea trial on a 2005 32' Topaz express with the same motors. Both ran at 198 degrees... I was told Cat used higher temp...
The reason you have never had to relocate due to a sailboat's genset noise is because they don't run them. The reason they don't run them is...
I can't tell you how many times I've been the only boat at anchor somewhere in Mexico when a sailboat arrives, drops the hook way too close, and...
You might also try Minney's Yacht Surplus in Costa Mesa, CA ...they sell mostly to sailboaters but they bought a TON of stuff including fully...
The $59.9K boat is sold.
That's .56 miles per gallon... or... 1.77 gallons per mile.
Not necessarily. I think the economy might have something to do with it. The intended use of a 35' - 40' aft cabin Carver is not coastal...
Hi... You might want to share some specifics. Not sure if you're talking about fiberglass boats from the 1970's or wood boats from the 1960's......
Great post.
No... you would spend more like $200K plus.
Because this thread was started in 2007.
You're going to run +20kt at night?
In my opinion Furuno NavNet stands alone as the best quality product... particularly the radar. I'm not a fan of the GPS chart - radar overlay. In...
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Capt J... It's now in Newport Beach. I just happened to see it yesterday at the boatyard.
As far as I know the 501's all had DD 6v92's. Thirsty motors. I ran a 45' sportfisher with a pair of 550hp 6v92's... 1900 rpm - 14 knots - 48 gph
I see only gas models listed in CA... in my opinion it's too big for gas at 41' and 26,000 lbs unless you were going to bay cruise almost exclusively.
I'd consider them a toss-up as far as quality. Is one in significantly better condition or better equipped than the other? I looked at the...
According to your prior posts... didn't you just buy the Cranchi three months ago?
