Recent content by sorabain

I'd start with a Sunseeker Apache 45. It's a cool and obtainable boat. After that, maybe the Chris Craft Stinger 390x from Miami Vice.

Hi, Fairline Phantom 43 with 2xTAMD74EDCs. My port batteries (port eng + domestic) were end of life: was having trouble getting the engine started off it (often had to link to starboard) and topping up electrolytes a few weeks ago didn't help. Swapped both batteries out for new ones today and...

BBC News - Man rescued off Isle of Sheppey after sailing blunder

I guess you never take your boats out then, because there's always a chance you'll be involved in an accident in which someone loses their life.

Stating the obvious, but make sure you check with all relevant local marinas/harbours you would plan to be using to make sure they are in agreement and have appropriate staffing (e.g. if you have to pass through any locks). For example, I think Falmouth harbour commissioners are currently...

rather than name & shame a broker - whose staff or contracts may change for the better in future - perhaps it's better to say what was specifically wrong (and would be wrong from any broker not just the one named), e.g. what was the problem with the contract in this case. This leaves people...

Ah that makes sense, thanks. auto-throttle often also criticised for potentially masking carburetor icing, e.g. https://www.helispot.be/hs/documents/heli/No-Ice-Thank-You.pdf "When the carburettor starts to ice up, you will get a drop in RPM and a drop in manifold pressure. The ice will be...

I'm not sure if he was referring to auto-throttles or something. I can't see how you can collapse the cyclic and collective into one flight control in any meaningful way, too many degrees of freedom and sometimes need for major inputs (drop the collective if engine fails). I can't seem to find...

I'm confused. Reading this comes across as if you're saying that Hughes 300s don't have a separate collective stick, but they do (two cyclic controls and one collective between the seats for either side to use)... Did you mean something else?

looked to me like the conditions were a lot more benevolent by the time the Ferretti headed out.

"Boat is in Florida but we can help with shipping if required "

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visiting-the-uk-after-brexit "EU, EEA and Swiss citizens can continue to travel to the UK for holidays or short-term trips, without needing a visa. You’ll need to show a valid passport or a national identity card if you’re a citizen of either: an EU country...

My 2c from days of having a 6.5m RIB in the Solent. Look for high pressure systems, ideal if squatting over the Solent for a couple of days (no low pressures barrelling in). Check wind speeds, not sure what "dead flat" would be, probably under 7mph or so. Anything under 15mph was a good day to...

I guess it was worth asking. From what I understood he was only looking to use someone else's boat for a season to check out the market rather than it necessarily being a long term agreement. There was a chance someone might have had an idle boat for a season or two for some reason or another...