Well, let's see. The electrics on the Azimuts can be ok for the most part without issues. Well the same as any other European builder that uses...
Buy a temporary boat. A used Nordhavn 64' or use Northern Marine or something along those lines. Get your feet wet and start cruising, then...
Steel, go anywhere, safety, and ride quality......contradict Max 5' draft in a 65'. If you're going steel, your looking at a displacement or at...
When I do range calculations I figure them based upon 80% of the tanks capacity, always. Always figure that 10% of the tanks capacity is...
Unless you really overload a boat or get the balance way wrong, hull speed will pretty much be the same at a given rpm within 5%. I'd do 7 knots...
I ran a 45' Searay SB with the same motors all of the way to St. Croix from Ft. Lauderdale mainly at 7.5 knots (hull speed), we were able to do...
The custom SF builders like Merritt and Jim Smith do this as well. It was also done on the World is Not Enough.....it's a very popular practice...
At 7 knots or keeping the motors at or under 1000 rpms, you'll easily get 2 mpg.
Pictures? What is on the counter tops now?
Very true. Where you live is a great location for that boat. You can do the entire loop (across and down the dania cutoff), etc etc......
The scuppers will help a little, but frankly the boat is too heavy and the deck height a touch too low. If you're redo'ing the floor or hatches...
What about replacing a very expensive bank of bad batteries?
They are made by Faria, and mount in a 4 3/8" hole if I remember correctly.
Just mount an outboard on the back. You should be able to get one for less than $1600. :D hehehe
Emerald sucks as you have a constant tidal surge and have to adjust lines more often than daily and there is nothing around it. Exuma YC, is good...
They do. Searay has used them for years. They make 1 analog gauge that has 4 gauges in it. oil pressure, temp, voltage, etc.
If you go into your local West Marine, they can get them in usually the next day if you pay for them. They carry them on their website. Use the...
Well then you're stuck buying their parts for $4k. I'd go manual and not even think once about it. Once you get a watermaker going, it just...
Plexus works ok and is the easiest. If you want it to last longer, clean them with aquatech or imar strataglass cleaner, then wax them with...
I agree with Kiwi, go manual with it. You can always get it going and a computer issue will not leave you anchored without a shower. Usually...
