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I was once doing Siracusa - Riposto, with a Cayman 58 (closes at 20 but the fore-foot is not so deep 35 degrees). Two meter real wave...

Hey as i said they were slamming probably ( you know the galley contents falling out ) as well as the crash bang wallop ….bearing in...

You are just being awkward here . I am not insisting on “ keeping going no matter what “ .Your words . Mrs Porto and I assume Mrs...

They get more of a what I’d call a varnish which can compromise tiny holes in carbs . Also over time a new set of gaskets won’t go...

This “ they can and do navigate comfortably in leisure use sea states that others ( rivals ) find uncomfortable.“ Loadsa times I have...

Yes they can and do .From first hand experience. The ops asking for advise I propose those three Itama , Magnum , Otam in no particular...

I got 42 .3 knots out of a 70 hrs Itama 62 @ 2300 rpm on V 12 1400 ( Monaco show ) a few yrs back . 22 degree deadrise . Probably 2 or...

The difference ain’t marginal with true deep V s and mid engined for better balance ( pitch ing resistance) . Every degree of deadrise...

In my experience with the resuscitation of classic carb ,petrol motorbikes dragged from sheds is to remove the carb , strip it , buy a...

Get the dead rise figures . No matter how many times you frame the seakeeping Q in this size range the answer doesn’t change . Compare...

Those glass rear doors ! I suspected those from the offset .Report will see after investigation if they failed . Mother + baby was up...

This is by far and away the best analysis of what is likely to have happened. It seems that it is normal practice to only lower the...

That’s just a fancy bathing platform .It’s not really a door as such . The “tail door “ I was referring to was from a translation of...

The Perini Navi homepage appears to be 'down' - perhaps overloaded with hits? https://www.perininavi.it/ However this part of the...

Thx for the clarity.