Recent content by Portofino

La Rague .

It’s news in the sense from the C date we should start to see change from now on . Fresh ideas ?

What ever morsel of consumer confidence was left from 2022 s take over has now well and truly vanished. The elephant in the room is / was dwindling sales , loss of business to competitors. That will accelerate . Sure there’s is or was a die hard FL type of buyer but there’s not enough of them...

Not what you want to hear but if it were me I would steer well clear of aged VP outdrives . You are gonna constantly have the Cote d Azure agents on speed dial .They will bleed you dry of € . Not that they try anything on , it’s the D4 s and legs maintenance and repairs ongoing . Try and find a...

@ Mapish Rosso Chiaro Bertone . Few more creature comforts like AC and leccy windows as well as a lovely carburettor V8 . Additionally not many none car guys and even supposedly “car guys “ know this = They were and still are the only road going cars Ferrari made with even chassis numbers .Even...

Passed away last yr aged 17 . Dog less opens up a wider choice of travel ( air ) and accommodation hotel wise . Also a helava lot of car trips / rally’s . Eg May this yr we are circumventing Italy in a classic Ferrari spider ( cabriolet) ,taking 2-3 weeks to travel down one coast to a wedding...

Been boarded a few times too in 24 yrs med mobo ing . France 4 x Italy 2 x . Just a mixed bag of request no two the same , we had doc a pack which inc the French permit d Mer ( 2005 version ) and some 90 s RYA tickets . Never had a VAT proof test to my knowledge. Had some kit checks in Fr no...

Comity Its currently over looked at the mo in the EU , but your ( what ever flagged boat ) stays effectively permanently, more than 6 months then by the book they can now insist you follow local rules , so no change per se after 1/1/20 for 3 rd parties ( none EU ) just a question if a cattle...

Worth mentioning what folks mean by “ Teak “ . My Itama had proper solid Teak planks on the BP maybe 15mm thick when new and when I sold it aged ( boat not me ) 24 plenty of meat left on . Was a doodle imho to maintain Infact we enjoyed it . I know a lot on here inc The U.K. three , or is it...

How are you exactly going to recover your expenses fixing the defected BP ? I am assuming you have handed £ over and now are the new owner ? [ had a knock and the frames distorted , sensor can’t align ]

It’s not more difficult or indeed expensive to use a U.K. broker for a med based boat which is U.K. registered and the owner using a U.K. address. The internet Craftsure Co gives you an additional Med endorsement. I found these the most cost effective . But as other threads have elicited check...

Careful banding Magnum 44 about on here 😀. [ I know this isn’t what you mean ]

I don’t think so see post #47 , it’s in hand .My MAN guy has referred him on to CAT people that do the marina .

Owners normally keep a file / records of engine maintenance. Doesn’t have to be in this case an official CAT person . I am a believer in the fresh oil and filters every yr . In my previous boat ( MAN ) the service interval was 400 hrs or annually. Leisure users rarely reach the max ie 400 or in...

When it’s finished you get a blue book ( or modern eq ) which shows who owns it . Your seller should keep it on the boat as Guardia Finanza often do checks . In the intermediate transition your broker will get you a kinda in between doc from the boats reg authorities you keep the original blue...