Good post-You sound like me 7yrs ago. My first thought was full displacement trawler thinking fuel economy was top priority; then I realized a...
I self Cap’n my 54’ flybridge M/Y; but year 1 had a Cap’n with me for first 7trips/80 hrs …I ran the boat , but he was over my shoulder. I’m on...
Double funny; I went to Trawlerfest 2018 specifically to see a Beneteau Swift Trawler. I quickly learned that was a nice boat for someone , but...
Congrats. You sound like me 6 years ago/ it’s a great adventure. Couple of Thoughts 1. Go see boats in person , walk docks so you can get a...
I’m both enjoying this thread and kind of most. Is this chatGBT punking is all? I’m kind of lost with the # of wives, proposed budget,...
I agree with Pascal. And I was you 6 years ago, and 4.5 years ago I bought a 54’ Flybridge MY. Here’s what I have learned. 1. It’s the boat;...
I’ve had this 2 years, probably used 100 hrs; we don’t won’t it unless we need it and it’s been great. I haven’t done any service to it yet it...
After years of reading this forum pre-ownership, to my purchase of Karma (54’ Pama Flybridge M/Y) in 2018, to spending 4 years exploring the ICW...
Update on my Yacht Controller post from 2 hrs ago: still love it but have learned a few things 1. Change batteries start of every year. I had the...
I upgraded my 54’ Flybridge with an ARG (anti roll gyro) installed by American Spin Doctors. Air cooled vs water cooked like Seakeeper. So far...
Thrusters are a godsend for inexperienced captains, like I was 4 years ne 500 hrs ago. I love having them paired with my hand held yacht...
I made the round trip from FLL to Charleston & back last year. (54’,4.5 draft 19.5’ air draft ) Biggest skinny water challenge was between...
A buddy of mine sets up syndications for oil drilling- he killed it during fracking boom, slowed some, now picking back up. But he had a great...
I thought the online instruction was good/ better than I expected. Lots of video animations that you could watch as many times as you needed. I...
I took Mariners Learning Sysrem to get my 6pack. I had enough documented inland hours over 20 years of runabout lake( literally on paper...
If we could only harvest all the hot air and hubris in Social Media posts to make a perpetual motion machine….. WAIT!!! IDEA!!! KRS WAS RIGHT...
Your family in Texas will love the easy flight to South Florida to see your boat. The bigger challenge I see is finding a marina to live aboard...
2 years ago I lucked into a slip at Sunset Harbor(54’) on the sat of Miami Boat Show as someone either departed or cancelled at last minute....
This is the fun part because everything is in front of you. Walk the docks. Sniff lots of boats. Get a sense of layout. (I’m a flybridge man...
Doc… there’s marketing and there is reality. When in some future date Pascal starts posting his experiences operating “Silent” or solar eYachts...
