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Tohatsu makes diesel outboards. I saw a Panga here in seizure with two rather small one's on the back. They said they seized it near Puerto Rico and it had come from Columbia loaded with dope. That's pretty far, figured fuel efficiency, and small radar "footprint" was reason. Impressed me. They...

First of all, I'm not bashing anything. I'm telling what I've seen with my eyes, experienced myself. I'm a Broker here in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale. I see LOTS of boats, LOTS of boatyards, and have personally LOOKED INTO boats forensically after storms. I have a clue. I could tell you about...

Of course your wife is going to like the Carvers, and probably Sea Rays too for that matter, as they both were designed to attract the eye (and pocketbook) of the ladies. And the Carver Voyager series was a rip roaring success right out of the box. They were the first boat for many buyers, who...

It's like asking "either the 101 or Pacific Coast Hwy to San Francisco?". Guess the answer depends if your in a hurry, or want to enjoy the view. Glad you took the inside route. Sometimes the light makes the little islands glisten like Emeralds. There's so many nice places to hang out and...

Love it! That's FUNNY!!! Never even thought about that benefit! I was approached a couple of weeks ago by TV producers who do Million Dollar Listing, Shark Tank, etc., as they're going to do a reality show about Yacht Brokers in South Florida. They tried to recruit me. I told them that unlike...

I'm totally loving this race series. You kidding me? 60 mph sailboats!!! I used to be a sailor and would truthfully say "the only sport where you drive to a marina at 60 mph, to go 6 mph all day". Used to come home after being off on a sailing trip for a week, and the first thing I would do...

True that! When I said "cut and paste" I meant LITERALLY with scissors and PASTE! Those in the art world will remember rub on letters -can't even remember the name now (Letraset?), but they were expensive, and the ONLY way to do it. Had to have bottles of ink, Rapidiograph pen's to fill in the...

Kevin, I sent you a PM. Yeah, I'm back here messing around until BOC is back up! :>)

I don't think I'm telling tales out of school because my broker friend is now deceased, but it can be way longer than months between sales for sure! A good friend of mine from 78, who came into the Brokerage Business as a very successful business man, after seeing (what he thought) was "how...

I'll get happy when it's under a dollar again!!! Well, I guess I'll settle for $1.75., since a constrictor has us. It wasn't all that long ago either. I bought a Ramcharger 4x4 in Seattle in 02, and it didn't cost an arm and a leg to drive it back to Miami. When I sold it to a guy in 2012, I...

I ran my Brokerage for years (1990-1995) from the pilothouse of my boat. There was no internet back then, but even then a land line forwarded to a cell phone (giant Motorola the size of a brick!) with a fax modem worked when out cruising. Just needed my giant copier too. Sure like the internet...

Granted my view is better, and people are happier to see what a Yacht Broker has to offer than the aforementioned professions, but regardless, the reason we all charge so much is for our time, and the fact that we're there when you need us, but unlike the above, most brokers can be reached 7...

I broke my promise. The Bayliner Owners Club forum has been down for past 3 days, and out of boredom of nowhere to yak, I came back over here to look around, and saw this thread. In the same way I help blind people out of the street, I just had to come back and straighten ya'll out a bit...

Apparently because I'm a broker, the powers to here decreed the link advertising, and eliminated it, and suggested I use GOOGLE to advertise on this site. Nope, not advertising, just posted a link to a page about these boats. I thought people would get a kick out of old ads too. I have no...

The real estate market turned on a dime this spring. Inventory is tight, and prices back up as if nothing happened. Now rentals are available, because "investors" (read the banks that foreclosed!!!) have bought up the market and are now renting the homes back to people for amounts way larger...

I have a site dedicated to Pilothouse boats, and a page dedicated to Bayliner and Meridian History and Updates, along with one for construction details. ALSO another one of scanned print ads from back in the pre-internet days. I find it historically interesting as to prices back then. I used to...