Might want to check out later Oceans. A 46 or 50 from ‘04 to ‘07 will fit your budget. Many came with 825hp Series 60 engines some with Cats. A...
Looks really interesting and effective. Maybe nearly the effort of moving the the hull in some cases
Agreed. If it’s not straightforward to remove and maybe even more importantly reinstall I will paint in place in the spring.
There are 4. Two on the sides of the house and the two in the cockpit where you step up to go forward. The sides are in much worse shape in terms...
The side grab rail paint or powder coat is flaking off. Trying to decide whether to paint in place or remove the rails to paint them. Is powder...
Any suggestions for where to source teak treads and what are good dimensions?
Try searching for ‘Southco McCoy’ they are the manufacturer selling through a few distributors. About confusing left hand, right hand and in swing...
My beam is 15’ 10”. That’s at gunnel height 2/3 to 3/4 of the way forward. At the waterline about 13’ 3/4 forward and a few inches over 12’ at the...
I found when the boat leaned hard against the wheels, the wheels would often stick and not turn. Result being dirty streaks down the hull and...
A fully canyon loaded sportfish might be operating in an overloaded condition if propped to barely make rated rpm. If setup to turn up 50 rpm over...
You can use a saltwater pool or saltwater fishtank test strip to check the salinity of the water. These are also useful for other boat leaks and...
The listing in YachtWorld shows MTU Series 60 as an option. Are these still available?
Thanks for the quick response. I thought I should me able to get below 1kt, good to know it’s possible. I ran it yesterday after installer...
I just installed trolling valves and am wondering if they are working correctly. I dropped from 7kts at idle to 3kts. How slow were you able to go?
It’s not a all like a vacation home. Boats depreciate and real estate tends to appreciate. After 15-20 years the boat will be worth a fraction of...
Really good winterizing list. Everything that has a water hose of any kind needs to be winterized. Even with heated storage good to winterize in...
Check out Freedom boat club. I have a few friends who use it. You get to use one of several center consoles, lowest cost/commitment way to get...
+1 If something is not right on the sea trial, you need to understand exactly why. Don’t believe it when folks on the boat ‘It will be fine’....
I have been doing the that plus oil change right before hauling out
Are there standard hand signals or what do you use?
