It took 17 years to find the owner guilty? That is pretty ridiculous in and of itself. The man is 84 years old, at this point why bother putting...
Sailboats mate a lead keel to fiberglass all of the time. If you hit something hard enough to break the fiberglass keel off, the entire hull is...
Searay likes to piggyback a lot of the electrical with those push on connectors from gauge to gauge to gauge, same with the grounds. I would get...
Well yes and no. E85 still has a propensity to absorb water a lot more so than pure gasoline. E85 still doesn't have as long as a shelf life...
I understand what you are saying. But you're talking about maintanence hungry vehicles, built with expensive parts, setup to run specifically on...
It might have been "For your eyes only", but could've sworn it was Octopussy and Jupiter Inlet and not Hillsboro. They kept it pretty hush hush...
Yes, it sank in Jupiter inlet when it was nearly new. They blew tons of ping pong balls into the engine room which created the bouyancy needed...
It happened when the boat was new in Jupiter inlet on one of it's maiden seatrials for Staluppi. The boat hit bottom in the inlet and had a jet...
Yeah, and they can be knocked off of the bottom of the boat just as well and it creates a huge hole in the bottom, such as with Octopussy. Maybe...
I don't like waterjets as they're really only efficient at cruise speed and even at that not usually as efficient as propellors. The zues and...
Because it works. Because it can be easily fixed. Because if you take care of it, it lasts generations. Look at all of the Aluminum Chris Craft...
Feadship....Luursen......the list goes on and on. Yeah Aluminum can be a little more expensive to maintain, but there are many fine yachts made...
Well, I think that everyone was trying to help you out. Then you come up with this huge issue with hitting something and sinking, which all in...
Why not just have your yacht built out of Titanium?
Yes, one of the old Gallant Lady's. I think Jim ***** would be proud to see her going through the Welland Canal today.
Have you ever been on a boat that had Kevlar in the hull? I was on a 65' cold molded kevlar hull sportfish. At cruise it was the noisiest yacht...
You're first step should be to break them apart and load test every single one of them. But if they look old, you might as well change them all....
They have been using cored hulls for many decades and they survive just fine. Fixing them is not a problem either and can be done just as well as...
That pretty much sums up the EPA.
I have driven by their facility. It's between Anacortes and Seattle. It appears to be a clean facility and I have heard good things about...
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