Crazy, enjoy the boat you just finished. Why start a 2nd boat project and completely neglect the one you are finishing without enjoying it....
A 2001' 50' Post SF. I ran it a little here and there for a few years.....and did a lot of various repairs and such on the boat.
One thing you need to pay attention to is the head valves. If you leave the direct overboard valves open, or the gravity drain valves open...
Everyone has a different opinion of what yacht suits them the best and for their cruising. Everyone's cruising is different. I look at a yacht...
? The 54' Hatteras built in the 2000's cruises at 33 knots, albeit at 120 gph with C30's. Faster yes, but not nearly as fuel efficient as the...
I primarily use Deka lead acid non-maintanence free on most of the yachts and have for a decade or so and have had no issues with them and they've...
The Italians do certain things well, their hull design is usually pretty good on most of the yacht builders. You rarely see stabilizers on any of...
Hey guys, one of the boats I manage has 18 Group 31 maintanence free lead/acids. I'd like to stay with maintanence free and lead/acid. I will...
Vibration is a funny funny thing. I was on a '40 Cabo that the owner had engine sea-strainers added and the vibration they transmitted through...
It's the truth. The Italian tanks in WWII were useless because they decided to make the steel so thin in an effort to save money, that normal...
Ummmmm well, I've run both boats extensively and the Post is a submarine compared to a Hatteras 54' and your captain is well not telling the truth...
The American boats offer a good deal better of both performance and quality over the Australian boats you mentioned as well as more of a purpose...
Yeah, define luxury???? To a lot of sailboaters, a cold shower and a light to read their book is considered a luxury. I ran a Pacific Seacraft...
On non common rail MAN's, I think the highest temp you would want to know would be EGT, which would be(should be) under 1000 degrees. I have a...
That's some standard to measure them by. If the Italian military ships that were built during World War I and II were as good as the Italian...
Next time I get a call to deliver a luxury yacht to Haiti, I'll be sure to call you up and see if you want to go as my engineer! LOLOLOLOL I've...
Why do you think most people aren't allowed to have guns in CA? hehehehe
Actually, you sound really jealous. Give me a call sometime, maybe I'll take you on a field trip one day from your wooden sailboat! You can...
I am not a Hatteras Homer, whatever that is, but I've run 100's of Hatteras' as well as 1000's of other boats. There are a lot of Hatteras'...
The others aren't any different such as Feretti etc etc etc.....
