I'd recommend avoiding the Channel 5 route completely. It has gotten pretty shallow, and cutting through just south of Marathon (Vaca Key) at the...
It's a company, it's main purpose as a company is to make the highest profit it can. That profit is also being distributed to it's shareholders...
I ran a 43' Lagoon from Texas to Florida. Positives: a ton of room for it's length (inside and outside), Very stable in moderate seas and at...
I've been there and seen how they rebuild motors and have customers that have bought them. Steer clear.
Also there are restricted openings on the eastern most lock (St. Lucie) and the western most lock (Labelle). I think they're only opening twice a...
I agree and bad publicity that the industry doesn't need
I disagree on routine maintanence. Routine maintanence consists of oil changes, fuel filters, and raw water impellors on a diesel, possibly...
Not really, it still had orange peel the last time around instead of grapefruit peel. BUT, it had to make a ship so off it went.
1250lbs at 1200 rpms is the maximum torque produced by a 8v92TA
Yes, 4 times. The paint company were the ones that ate re-painting it, and they do a LOT of yachts. Luckily it was just the hull and a flat...
Dealing with Sunseeker Florida is like holding your breath and trying not to pull your teeth out......It's amazing how it takes 2 months to have a...
The other one as in quality as well. I had a very reputable painter spray the hull of a 58' Searay, everytime it grapefruit peeled it was so...
Yeah but they won't even cruise at their normal "unheeled" hull speed. For example the one I ran the other day did 5.2-5.5 knots at cruise but...
I agree with this as well and you can always go at hull speed and conserve fuel. One option may be to look at a power cat such as the Lagoon 43'...
I ran a 42' Sailboat the other day from Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdale. I got rocked by a 55' coming out of the inlet on plane. The wake hit us...
You can pull in Little River inlet on the South side of Chesapeke Bay and right inside the mouth of the Chesapeke if you need fuel. It's easy to...
This I know for a fact, on the 1 that I am familiar with. You have 20 2week blocks of owner usage....... 3 days turnaround between each 2 week...
I can talk to the owner that has a partnership in a Monacle Hargrave. He's a super nice guy and probably wouldn't mind talking to you about it....
Well, even though you're moving you could make it the trip of your lifetime. When else would you get the opportunity to take your yacht to these...
