Yachts are like living organism in a way, at least this is my feeling. She seems she has a difficult life, as if she is cursed. She was born in...
Well, I feel like commenting here after a long pause; cause I have owned and built several motor yachts and even got involved in a Dutch yard for...
I think the large inflatable tender also belongs to the yacht and was positioned on the starboard side opposite to the sailboat.
Lars thanks for the picture, by the way hope all is good with you.. As it is seen here, the tender garage arrangement also takes the space from...
Well, I am a little bit of late to respond to your request, but having some 1st hand experience, as I have built the Moonen 100 Explorer, you may...
I have a different perspective as far as number of staterooms and guest onboard. If you are an owner using the boat for long periods of time and...
Although it is somewhat mentioned, please consider that running a yacht as a captain is more a management of crew, logistics and entertainment and...
I’ve sold the boat to a friend and she is still enjoying her fully. Meantime, my brother bought a second hand 58’ and she was used extensively for...
I assume you are mentioning the manholes. They are for cleaning the tanks and in case any repairs are needed to go into the tanks. The...
If you want to investigate and invest, you can consider 2 generators which might run parallel and electronically controlled so the spare one to...
Well, I may comment, but this would ofcourse will have some bias, because I am Turkish and have been boating in Turkey for a very long time. i...
İt was a pleasure, we have a saying in Turkish, when you share, sadness goes away and happiness multiplies...
Gyro based stabilizers are not as effective as the ones installed for crossing, especially in high seas. Yes, yr figures are rights...
The main reason why they were not building any more motor yachts was that Mr Dahm was most of the time able to fill the capacity of the yard in...
1- boat building is a cottage industry, not enough volume for companies to earn and invest for long term; 2- buyers are like irrational children...
Maybe I can add some real time experience as an owner of all three options. Furthermore, I had the chance to try them back to back once again...
Carl "Hayirli olsun" let it bring good spell to all...
Med mooring I am a med owner captaining my boats. I have operated several different sizes up to 100 feet, including a sailboat of this size. Med...
Check also the structure of the tank When I owned the Ferretti 68 I had a similar problem. It was not just the fittings, but there were cracks...
4th deck on yachts under 110 feet When we were designing the Moonen Explorer 100, we decided not to have a higher deck, because we thought an...
