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Just bought a new to me boat— Anybody know a good training captain in the Bradenton or Sarasota area? Boat is 65’ — class is motor yacht, not a trawler. Found plenty of guys for smaller boats, just not one my size.

I just used John Campbell at Campbell Marine Surveys— I thought he did a good job.

Nice boat Congratulations— Manzy is a very nice boat.

Wife I dont or wont mind the ER trips— but wife is worried about them when its her watch. so, in preparation for her “turn” I am, thinking this would be a great solution— along with an I-pad at the bed or wherever I am sleeping at the time. This will prob morph into her doing the Engine room...

Does anyone use one of these? If so, does it lengthen the interval between your trips to the engine room? What all do you have it set up to monitor and what do you use for the display? What brand or brands do you trust most? Did you install it yourself? Do you trust it? How long did it take...

I sent you a private message to get your email address as it appears you are not on the forum much and it might be easier to speak that way.

Never mind — i found a thread that looks to address most of my questions— sorry for the post clutter as it were.

I see a great many of these cruising boats have active fin stabilization —it looks great and seems to work very well. A few however have gyro’s. I have heard rumors about gyros tearing stringers out of boats (retro-fitted boats previously without stabilization). I have also heard that gyros are...

Early in the thread I was asked in reference to creaking floors on the sailing Cats, if I had large multi-hull experience. No— i do not have large multihull experience — I have fishing boat as in sportfish Bertram, Hatteras, and go fast outboard fishing boat experience — (contender, worldcat). I...

Thanks to all who posted — this has been extremely interesting. It not only educated me, but put some fear in me as well about the complexity of the systems on these boats. I have a lot more to learn than I thought.

French Polynesia as in the South Pacific

Yes— I am leaning towards a Catamaran or possible something like a Mikelson Nomad or one of the others like her —Offshore etc. I love to fish and dive, and ultimately I want to spend time in the South Pacific — but I am going to need to work up to that— Plan at this point is to cruise Caribbean...

I agree with you and I struggled with that— When we built our house we live in now- I told my wife we only wanted 2 bedrooms and since we moved out to the boonies, I have told others who live in the neighborhood we used to live in that I wouldn’t have a house with 4+ bedrooms again. It doesn’t...

I have been “boat shopping” for the last 2 years, basically an online search and research project— subscribing to YouTube channels etc. Orignally I saw sailors going to the Marquesas on catamarans and thought “man thats what I want to do.” So the wife and I went to the Miami boat show and...

Boats I have owned 18’ hobie cat project 17’ flat bottom aluminum - 70 hp 24’ flat bottom aluminum - 85hp 21’ pro glass - 85hp 21’ Kenner- 150 hp 17’ flats cat- - 60hp 17’ flounder boat- 90 hp 24’ Bay boat - 200 hp 21’ Shallowcraft-200 hp 27’ Worlcat TE twin honda 150’s? 25’ Transport XLR8...

Congratulations - I have been following and lusting after Domino for a while — I just could not get passed her layout— I wanted the second stateroom to be more substantial than the bunk arrangement she has (it may be perfect though) and while I haven’t nt owned a boat longer the 36’, I have...

I have never been on one— honestly for a time I considered just getting something like an Ocean Sf around 55 or 60 as they would be a good cruising platform for the Caribbean and they are not as costly as something like a Nordhavn might be a good boat to get my feet wet with as it where. One...

Does anyone have or know about these boats? The Prowler Catamaran built by Charter Cats SA. the specific boat was Manzy — a prowler cat 50– Does anyone have any information on these boats? Any history? Has anyone here owned one I could speak to to find out the good, bad and ugly if there is any...

Hello— new to this forum — I have owned a number of small fishing boats and now want to get into cruising. My wife and I went to the Miami boat show in 2019 and looked at large sailing cats — we found a few we liked, but I never felt like I found “the one” I am ultimately I am a power boat guy...