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Forum: Powered Boats 30-11-2016, 13:40
Replies: 32
Views: 8,678
Posted By jsschieff
Re: Maintenance costs/issues with a 90’s yacht

Excellent rule of thumb for boat maintenance is to expect to pay 10% of the purchase price per year for a new boat.

When you are buying a used boat, especially an older used boat from the 1990's,...
Forum: Powered Boats 05-06-2016, 17:48
Replies: 15
Views: 8,026
Posted By jsschieff
Re: Advise on cruising Annapolis to Portland maine

The boat can make it fine, but you will have to pick your weather windows and tides very carefully to avoid uncomfortable cruising. There are not many options about the route -- Chesapeake...
Forum: Powered Boats 27-01-2016, 18:22
Replies: 16
Views: 48,357
Posted By jsschieff
Re: Best liveaboard boat for under $100,000

The boats you are looking at are not designed or built to handle the long distances and rough passages you will encounter going through the entire Bahamas and into the Caribbean. The trip from the...
Forum: Powered Boats 27-01-2016, 18:07
Replies: 48
Views: 15,323
Posted By jsschieff
Re: Great Loop

Having locked through many locks on the Erie Canal, I concur with Valhalla 360 to make sure any boat you buy has easily-negoiated side decks and good close-quarters maneuvering. Many people do the...
Forum: Powered Boats 01-12-2015, 18:12
Replies: 1
Views: 1,227
Posted By jsschieff
Re: Getting Closer!

As far as I know, you will not have to pay real estate tax on your boat even if it is your primary residence. Sales tax, yes.

Not sure about insurance. Would think an insurance company would be...
Forum: Powered Boats 01-03-2015, 07:37
Replies: 2
Views: 2,329
Posted By jsschieff
Re: Lang Yachts

The only Lang Boats I recall were much smaller fishing boats and runabouts designed by Phil Bolger. A few were built in New England -- maybe in the 1960's or 1970's -- but the brand never took off....
Forum: Powered Boats 04-11-2012, 11:05
Replies: 25
Views: 24,264
Posted By jsschieff
Re: "Express Cruiser" as Caribbean cruiser?

High-quality express style powerboats are made by Hunt Yachts, Sabre, Eastbay (Grand Banks) and a few smaller companies like Palm Beach Yachts. Hinckley makes very expensive jet-drive express style...
Forum: Powered Boats 04-11-2012, 10:56
Replies: 87
Views: 60,888
Posted By jsschieff
Re: Steve Jobs New Boat, so Big They Aren't Sure How Big it Actually Is

Jobs created the I-Pod, I-Mac, I-Phone, I-Pad --

and now his new yacht, the I-Sore.

Ugly!
Forum: Powered Boats 01-10-2012, 09:00
Replies: 19
Views: 8,525
Posted By jsschieff
Re: Trawler from Maine to Florida

Good luck. Weather getting colder, hope you make it to Chesapeake soon.
Forum: Powered Boats 28-09-2012, 18:48
Replies: 19
Views: 8,525
Posted By jsschieff
Re: Trawler from Maine to Florida

Jaxfishgyd,
If you make the trip from Falmouth ME to Jacksonville in 7 days you will have to have flawless weather and make long runs every day. I calculate the trip at roughly 1200 or 1300 miles,...
Forum: Powered Boats 29-04-2012, 06:52
Replies: 4
Views: 2,218
Posted By jsschieff
Re: Erie Canal

We did the whole Erie Canal from Buffalo to the Hudson River. If memory serves I think we took about one week, maybe 8 days to do it.

The Erie Canal is a treat! Long stretches of quiet canal...
Forum: Powered Boats 02-10-2011, 18:29
Replies: 11
Views: 11,864
Posted By jsschieff
Re: 42' Marine Trader

Have a very good survey done on the boat! Old Marine Traders are subject to lots of expensive problems, from delaminating cabin superstructures to rusted out iron fuel tanks. They were not considered...
Forum: Powered Boats 27-02-2011, 14:24
Replies: 8
Views: 5,227
Posted By jsschieff
Re: Morgan 34

I think those West Indies 36 sedan trawlers were nice looking, good running boats, with comfortable accommodations. I may have a copy of an old Boat Test on the West Indian floating around from my...
Forum: Powered Boats 27-02-2011, 09:18
Replies: 76
Views: 54,511
Posted By jsschieff
Re: The Perfect Atlantic Intracoastal Vacation Boat

For the kind of marina living with occasional ICW trips you describe, you should consider an older fly bridge cruiser. A Hatteras 43 double cabin, an older Hatteras 53 would offer considerable...
Forum: Powered Boats 21-01-2011, 18:03
Replies: 28
Views: 16,128
Posted By jsschieff
If you will be going up and down the ICW every...

If you will be going up and down the ICW every year, get a boat that is easy to maneuver around docks. There is nothing more stressful than trying to manhandle a cranky, single-screw trawler into a...
Forum: Powered Boats 09-10-2010, 14:55
Replies: 8
Views: 2,738
Posted By jsschieff
The blue boat is a custom William Garden design....

The blue boat is a custom William Garden design. You can see the plans for it in the big coffee-table book about William Garden and his designs.
Forum: Powered Boats 22-06-2010, 15:01
Replies: 4
Views: 5,308
Posted By jsschieff
Uniflite has been out of business for many years...

Uniflite has been out of business for many years but their boats were generally considered to be good quality. Like any boat you might buy, have it surveyed by a top-flight marine surveyor. That is...
Forum: Powered Boats 20-05-2010, 19:19
Replies: 4
Views: 5,203
Posted By jsschieff
You might try contacting Sabre in Casco Bay Maine...

You might try contacting Sabre in Casco Bay Maine to see who makes their cushions. Maybe you can get replacements for less money and faster than making custom ones.
Forum: Powered Boats 20-05-2010, 19:15
Replies: 14
Views: 6,648
Posted By jsschieff
Power cats offer a lot of advantages over...

Power cats offer a lot of advantages over monohulls, but there are trade offs. Power cats are usually more efficient than monohulls, since they are pushing two skinny hulls through the water rather...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 11-05-2010, 18:26
Replies: 13
Views: 13,498
Posted By jsschieff
Get Steve Dodge's 2010 Cruising Guide to the...

Get Steve Dodge's 2010 Cruising Guide to the Abacos (White Sound press). It is the best guide -- every anchorage and port is photographed, and the list of facilities is up to date.

My wife and I...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 11-05-2010, 18:04
Replies: 5
Views: 7,482
Posted By jsschieff
Would not consider the St. Lawrence route. To get...

Would not consider the St. Lawrence route. To get to Lake Erie you have to go up around Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island Island, Gaspe Peninsula and up the St. Lawrence. Cruising from Nova Scotia...
Forum: Powered Boats 18-03-2010, 19:05
Replies: 4
Views: 13,046
Posted By jsschieff
There is a fairly active power cat forum I know...

There is a fairly active power cat forum I know of and Pat Reischmann, one of the founders of Manta is a regular contributor. I was sad to see both companies shut down -- the Manta 44 and the PDQ 34...
Forum: Powered Boats 10-03-2010, 14:53
Replies: 67
Views: 94,071
Posted By jsschieff
I second the opinion from fishwife to go to...

I second the opinion from fishwife to go to owners forums and ask the owners what they think of their boats.

PLEASE go on several long charters on powerboats before you sell everything and move...
Forum: Powered Boats 07-03-2010, 17:56
Replies: 3
Views: 10,860
Posted By jsschieff
By the way, you mentioned the Albin Owner' Group....

By the way, you mentioned the Albin Owner' Group. There are two Albin groups -- one in Yahoo Groups that is active but most of the threads relate to the Albin 25 and 27. The other Albin Owners group...
Forum: Powered Boats 07-03-2010, 15:00
Replies: 3
Views: 10,860
Posted By jsschieff
I have a slightly newer version of the Albin 32+2...

I have a slightly newer version of the Albin 32+2 called the Albin 35 Command Bridge. Basically the same boat, but the cockpit was changed a little. Mine is a 2005 model with a single Yanmar 440 hp...
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