I've not chartered from these folks but have heard good things... http://www.swfyachts.com/. They do bareboat charters (self captained) and would...
Retiring at an early age... my experience is that we never retire (especially if involved with boats :)), but that said... Congratulations! The...
This looks to be be the Matthews deal of the decade... I only hope whoever buys her at this low price can afford to properly maintain her. Nice...
From http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/water-salinity-d_1251.html Salinity in Water drinking water - 100 ppm restriction on drinking water - 500...
I run an 800 GPD system on land (a postage stamp w/ dock) drawing from water that's just below a reversing falls. During the flood it draws pure...
I stand corrected sir, my apologies! The lack of a walk-around deck on the 66 I referenced threw me off, as did the window layout. As they say,...
Found this:" http://www.curtisstokes.net/pdf/brochure-trawler-yacht-heaven.pdf... looks close but its not a 66 LRC...
I agree bigger than 66. Here's another Cheoy Lee (61 extended to 65), and except for the stern there seems to be a lot of similarity......
Here's a link to a Cheoy Lee 55 LRC... significantly smaller but in the same vein... (and has the blue stripe!)...
Despite the stream of off-topic personal rants... every so often there's one (like quoted here) that makes look for the 'like' button (ala FB)......
Ken mentions getting a softtub with and electric heater... but I think you'd be looking at several hours to fill and at least 8 hours to heat,...
I've heard that the Fleming design was conceptually derived from the Defever 49 trawler. For a used trawler, the Defever's look to be a bargain....
Sans Souci Hot Tub Check out this Nordhaven 68 with a hot tub... go to www.kensblog.com and hit search with "tub"... lots of interesting...
I know this is smaller than your specs call for, but I think it might be a good reference for what is possible in a much simpler size....
Wow, from those pictures it's easy to see how you fell for her. But the rule of thumb is that wood boats that old either have a "sugar daddy" or...
Great rendering... but frankly the external look of a yacht is significantly less than 50% of what matters. Do you have any drawings to share on...
The first step is to get someone to certify to your time at sea. My guess is that time-at-sea is time-at-sea... being underwater probably doesn't...
I grew up around there... looks like he took the "local's shortcut" and lost. If I recall its a small bar just before Nobska coming out of the...
While your entire response was absolutely on target, and I think the part quoted is an absolute gem! I'm transitioning from sail to power......
Here's a question.... powerboats and sailboats (on the larger range) both have gen sets. I've been on powerboats where the thought toward...
