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Turns out there's a patent on electric Stab's. Humphree stabilisation system?

I just remembered a modern hull that's made in the UK that looks like that Baglietto hull; semi- d 40' about 9 tons, its based in the famous broom boats that work well on rivers and at sea, single or twins. The design brief was to produce a grp hull that looked like it was steel...

Lovely boat , and you've even got a bulbous bow! Really looks sleek, l really like the look of that design. What engines do you have, and what's your cruise? Please post some interior photos....

The italians have real flair for design. There are so few pretty classic motorboat/cabincruiser designs from the 60's, this surely is one of them. The wood trim makes all the difference.

1964 Baglietto; pretty!

Most people who take upma gym membership give up after a couple of months; its tedious and boring. I discovered playing darts.lol! It involves: stretching, walking, turning, balancing; all accomplished inside, whatever the weather. 16 times world champion Phil Taylor is nearly 60 and can...

What's even more surprising is the original power installed... >'The engines favoured by the original builders were twin 106 hp Volvo Penta D32s, linked to sterndrives, and 105 hp Mercedes-Benz OM352s, with V-drives, top speed being about 16 knots in each case. This configuration generally...

Im No NA, but having a guess: lol.... The wave energy from behind tries to push the hull sideways. The boat naturally rolls as its breaching towards the side which is closest to the actual wave face. A big keel/skeg will get pushed sideways by all that wave energy causing a broach. Maybe The...

This is how the RNLI sorted the problem of getting a lifeboat to track straight in a following sea; it took 8 years of research! It looks a bit like the fins on a surfboard! Not unlike the entry/stern sections on the Hatt 48 LRC.

My son paddled from Nice in France to Rome in Italy in a sea kayak in some very variable weather; always felt the kayak was capable of taking everything in its stride. IMO most boats are seaworthy, but the handling chararistics can vary enormously . Even modern trawler designs like the...

The Corvette 320 manufactured in England, but now owned by Fleming, has a very strange hull shape; its like two canoes glue down each side of the keel. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvette_Motoryacht Its got a good reputation for straight tracking and virtually no roll with 13' beam...

Thanks. I hadn't considered the righting actions of the stabs giving directional stability. :)

Did you make it clear that you wanted to buy thrusters, not the factory! :blush:

You're quite correct. As far as I can ascertain a standard shipping container has a door opening of 2.34 metres. Methinks 8' 6 won't squeeze in. The problem with an open flatrack is all your stuff will get stolen off your boat; even though the vast majority of dockers are honest hard...

If a big boat thst youre interested in has got a bow thruster, why not fit a stern thruster onto the transom as well? Electric models seem to overheat after a very short time, but you can buy hydraulic ones that bolt onto the transom which you can leave on for as long as you require... This is...

Very interesting; why is the Hatt so good at tracking....what's different about the transom? I notice there's some deadrise, does this help?

This guy fitted CMC electric stabs made in Italy on his boat: Here's some more info :http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?350520-Stabilizers-for-Blue-Angel-engineering-question

+1 I'd like to thank you for this thread, and the way you're highlighting that what ever boat you own its the pleasure of boat ownership that counts, not how new or expensive your toy is. Is it worth doing up an old design; definitely! When you consider how much depreciation there is on a new...

Here's a live webcam of one of these designs; a floating hotel in Gibraltar in the Mediterranean . http://www.gibraltar.webcam/

Lol. Do you have to get parts make specially, or do they still have old stock in Sweden?

The lightweight version of the E type is gorgeous.

Yep. I came across an E type parked outside a shop last year; its been years since I've seen one, and I thought what a beautiful car it is.

I've always thought the Merc's were like tractors, a bit agricultural .lol. These are much nicer:

Tohatsu are the only people who publish fuel consumption figures: Tohatsu Outboards - Fuel Consumption Your estimates seem to be right on the money.

Is the Californian 34 a semi hull, or displ.? Lovely looking boat, has a sort of custom down east look to it. :)