Sorry for not being able to contribute, but I hope you don't mind if aside from being interested to following the feedbacks you will get, I would...
The short answer to the question in your title is that steel is heavy, hence used for displacement (=slow) boats. With planing (=fast) vessels,...
She must have been a solid boat (and dishwasher too!), if nothing else... :D
My suggestion is, rather than waste your time trying to understand what type of boat to look for, to tell your wife you already know and see the...
That sounds like a valuable guide. Is it possibly accessible online?
The Italian builders that I would consider the top five in this size bracket actually depend on the boat age. Which is essentially budget-driven,...
Am I understanding correctly that you are looking for a used boat to buy, with the plan to enjoy her in the Med? If so, you can do worse than...
Absolutely no doubt about it! :) BTW, one of the reasons why I'm not keen on dark colours just about anywhere on a boat, i.e. the fact that it...
Agreed! Btw, this last photo makes me even more convinced of what I already suggested in post #13: Why not keep the front windscreen mask in the...
Can't remember the exact models/years, but I'm pretty sure to have seen also some Bertram SFs with proper stairs. Probably a bit larger though,...
Very nice photo. But actually being there, and getting a shower every other wave, is another matter altogether. For serious cruising, give me a...
Apologies to the OP for going slightly O/T, but are you possibly aware also of a replacement for the Sherwood pump fitted in the Cat 3116 engines...
Also the fan in the second photo, aside from being partially detached, is something I'd expect to see on a small bowrider. The exhaust pipe looks...
Yup, I suppose that "a 370hp diesel" was a typo. But didn't they use Cummins rather than VPs?
I'm also not a fan of monthly runs at idle, in spite of the fact that it's a very popular approach around here. When during winter I'm not moving...
The OP mentioned a monthly start. While this of course can't stop the marine growth on intakes and heat exchangers that DM suggested, I would...
I'm not sure if the chase boat of a 100' Wally yacht fits the "megayacht tenders" topic. But I found this 52' RIB, built as if it were meant for...
I never heard of anyone towing a boat of that size for such a long way. And considering the inevitable speed restriction, also the weather window...
I wouldn't have gone as far as that proportion if I should have guessed, but I'm not surprised to hear it. Anyway, pretty sure all hours spent in...
Oi, waddumean? At 58, you're barely at half time. That's how I used to look at it when I was 58, anyway! :D
