when we go for evening dinner on the hook we run maybe half an hour each way at hull speed. That’s $25 worth of fuel on my 53, almost cheaper than...
From a home slip the lines stay behind and usually fenders if used so size is not an issue. No difference in storing a 30 or 50 amp cord. 100amp...
Another option is to look at the boat sharing app like boatsetters etc. many of the smaller boats are often rented without a captain although at...
Maybe. I used to run a 70’ Johnson skylounge with 6 1/4 ‘ draft which hit 29.5 on the same engines with 5200 hours. The extra LOA also adds...
What is the maintenance history? Every oil change, I replace the fuel filters and they always look pretty clean. I ve always seen fuel pressure...
So after $36k worth of repairs, a surveyor still found delamination around the port stab And recommended removing the whole thing again??? at...
That seems to be more than service or routine repair. Why did they have to replace the stiffener, hull block and do some glass work? These are...
I don’t see how a loose fin would be able to deflect and cause a list at higher speed since the shaft is positioned in the forward section of the...
Something I haven’t seen discussed is How do the stabs perform in normal operations, both at hull speed and at cruise ? Do they keep the boat from...
It should not need trim tab in calm conditions except to get up on plane faster. It sounds like stab issue to me. I would ask what did the fin...
Lol... Bayliner used to be the largest boat builder too some years ago.
It takes a number of things to make living aboard enjoyable. 1)- the right marina. Safe neighborhood, easy parking, good docks and utilities...
funny guy....
Thank you I know the difference between a flame arrestor which prevents a backfire from igniting fumes and a fume or vapor detector which has...
I ve been living aboard for 20 Years and love it but I moved on a boat because I was a boater. So... I was already pretty much paying the expenses...
A few months ago I had a gear box failure on the thruster. One call to Imtra and the new gear box was on the way with all the info Needed. No...
Blowers help but a fume detector is critical on a gas boat. when invited on a friends boat I usually decline if it s a gasser not knowing how...
Another example of good customer service from international builders and suppliers ... a few years back i needed a piece of rail for a gate for...
Why was the door closing or opening in rough seas? Was it because the electronics ordered it to move or was it because it lost pneumatic pressure.
trim tabs at hull speed pretty much don’t do anything.
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