Marinette Boat Forum

You haven't lived until you attempt to land a 1400 pound airplane in a 12 kt direct crosswind with gusts to 22. At dusk. One of the things you train for. No different for boating, is it? You train for the normal happenings, but give special impetus to those things that can/will bite you in the butt ...

Jeff...
Thanks for the comments and the candor.

Everybody has bad days and experiences, even the young. I know several people who had major 'brain farts' and put wrinkles in their cars, boats and even airplanes. Some, like you, decided to hand over the keys. Others looked in the mirror, gave ...

I'm a typical 78 year old (bad knee, bad teeth, bad breath) considering getting back into boating. It's been 25 years since I last piloted a boat, and never a twin screw or this large.

The boat I'm looking at is in really good shape, one engine low time the other about 1400 hours. No genset ...