A good Captain I know tells the bridge tenders "How about you come down here and run the yacht, and I'll go up there and run the bridge, how does...
for example, this is my usual opening request " Las Olas blvd Bridge, Las Olas Blvd bridge, this is "Free Spirit" northbound requesting your...
IMO= in my opinion I agree to have a new boat surveyed. In fact HMY has all of their new Vikings and other boats surveyed from what I have...
The problem with sailboaters is that most of them have no clue and no etiquette and never monitor the VHF radio. If I am running at 25 knots in a...
If you send them detailed photographs with exact measurements, 3 weeks later you have a 50% chance of recieving the proper part.
The poster didn't mention he is interested in fishing, and there are very very few Tiara's around in the 50' range. A bow thruster moves the...
Report them to the D.O.T. like my buddy did when the Boynton Beach bridge started calling him all kinds of names and they'll have a NEW boss, but...
Reverse turning causes the wash of both propellors to combine, you're pulling water from the exposed side of the hull (not the center where there...
An Azimut???? hehehe...... Check the blankets and you'll see which ones the culprit. But when one's bad the 3 others are never far behind. Well,...
Well, the flybridge has a lot of nice points or advantages. Much better visibility when running the boat, the room to sit up there and "enjoy the...
In general I would have to agree for a non commercial vehicle and a non commercial boat. IN GENERAL, Engines in most road situations are geared...
1) coupe(express), The east coast of Florida generally has a lot of bridges on the ICW, and the express model will fit under most of them without...
Most Captains that I know of do not keep a log on such things, however they do keep the reciepts and in cronological order and can go back through...
If you're not into fishing and venturing very far offshore on a regular basis and not a speed demon, the 23' with the single would be your most...
Not from what I have seen.
I agree with your synopsis on the 92 series. The 71 series are reliable and get enough longevity to warrant a rebuild, but I would swap for C18...
Chances are the battery(s) for the thrusters is shot. Check the water level in those batteries, but a lot of times the water gets low and then...
I've run a lot of old Hatteras' and Bertrams for seatrials/surveys and have yet to come across one with structural issues. Blisters yeah, but...
Getting it onto the trailer is going to be the toughest part. If you get plenty of round poles laid flat on the trailer for it to roll on....
A seachest works very well, providing you DO NOT have the ac pickup drawing off of it. When you plumb the a/c to it and there is a lot of...
