Many islands of the Caribbean have had a crime problem, often serious, for a long time. It's been a while since i left the Caribbean (mid...
one of the worst "crew quarters" i saw was on a 70 footer where the "crew quarter" was in the anchor locker! it wasn't an original factory setup,...
yeah i know, but the bond between gelcoat and the first layer of glass is not STRUCTURALLY critical... here it's clearly the bond between the...
fishtigua it doesn't seem to be an issue with the gelcoat, it's really a problem with the outer skin delaminating from the core. Gel coat is very...
good idea... could you edit the title, i typed 67 but i think it's a 63... thks! btw, here are pictures of a 90s vintage Ferretti MY after...
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Awaiting the exact story is behind these pictures. Seems like it's a new 63 that experienced catastrophic delamination in Palm Beach.
i'd be tempted to say that if boat and yacht designers made enough money, they'd be able to afford to spend more time on the water and they would...
part of the decision process, timewise, is to balance how low you think the market will go vs how soon you want that "new" boat... waiting a few...
i woudl think that many sellers are going to be waiting to see how things go at the show, even those who dont' have their boats in the show, and...
Jets are probably attractive in the PNW because of all the dead heads you have up there... they can still damage the hull but wont' rip a shaft...
i'm glad this thread was revived...it's such a pleasure to look at those pictures.
there was a piece on TV a couple of days ago about how they're using falcons to scare the birds away at JFK, seems to work pretty well. I hate...
couple of weeks ago in Bimini i stopped a guy from getting on the shoal/reef in a Pershing 50... he was 1/4 to 1/2 mile off the channel, probably...
"The Jones act has become a pain in the butt here in South Florida because yachts over 65 feet fall under it and any subcontracter needs...
most boats have plenty of room for important gauges, and i consider steering to be pretty important. of course, by the time the boat is built,...
speaking of pressure and how valuable information can be when it comes to critical systems... couple of weeks ago, on the way back from the...
easy solution... get an SO who's a licensed captain... good point about separate quarters. One thing I like about running a boat with an...
ok, so a fireplace is kinda romantic... but not as good as (never mind) year round. :-)
