Recent content by mikecurreri

I’ve had both and it’s not a close call My Selene 55 (original owner) and Marlow 70 both had active stabilization with paddles and my 2012 Sabre 48SE has a SeaKeeper 6 gyro system. We’ve cruised 123 months all together. So, plenty of opportunity to observe these systems. The SK6 is...

Come look at Bravo Zulu (Marlow 70 in perfect condition) at Queen’s Harbour YC. mike@curreri.net

Marlow hull construction From Passagemaker magazine: Construction is dear to David Marlow’s heart, because he’s spent a great deal of time, energy, and money to perfect his Full Stack Infusion process, which permeates each fiber with precisely the right amount of resin under considerable...

We have had a Saeco espresso machine and a Nespresso foamer on board our Marlow (and our Selene before that) making beverages multiple times per day for the last ten years. No problems at all.

After 55,000 NM in a Selene 55 at 8 knots (including the Bahamas and the Down East Loop) and a Marlow 70 at 11-16 knots, our stabilizers never failed and were often critical and always otherwise welcome. I wouldn’t cruise without them. I recently took a Sabre Express 45 out for a spin with a...

One last comment regarding the right of copyright protection to the author of a survey or other report of the quality of a vessel’s condition. All good examples of such reports contain numerous “facts.” But consider why one would hire a SteveD (for example). Because his selection of which...

Response to JP2 Registration is not required to have the protection of copyright. May I suggest that interested persons look at the government site regarding copyright law. https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html

I completely disagree with SoWhat’s legal analysis of the concept of intellectual property rights. There is no doubt whatsoever as to the appropriateness of copyright protection to the author. I base this on my two law degrees and decades of legal practice (even though I have been retired for a...

Prior to 1976 the report would likely be considered a work made for hire and the IP rights would have transferred without any explicit assignment required unless otherwise stated in the engagement agreement. The statute applicable to copyright changed then, however, making this doctrine much...

Twin Cummins QSC 8.3L Zeus 550 H.P.

After cruising for ten months a year, for ten years and more than 50K NMs in a Selene 55 and now a Marlow 70E, we are downsizing our boat and cruising ambitions. We’ll still do the Bahamas each winter from a new home in FL and go on local YC trips out of Jacksonville. Thinking of getting a...

Actually, you can place the center anywhere you like. The process is: Anchor drag alarm>edit alarm area>[touch center icon with arrows]>move center>[drag crosshairs to desired position]>set center>done.

If I were buying a boat now I would focus on boat type first and then find one that was continually used by the prior owner who had an open checkbook for repairs, improvements and preventative maintenance. I have learned that low hours alone can be a hidden liability. Our Marlow is...

Plenty of Selenes have twins. When I ordered my Selene 55 in 2008, there were eight Selenes on order on the East Coast That were all twins. I chose a single Cummins 405 QSL with an hydraulic drive get home powered by the 20 kW NL genset. Great combination.

Operating in Fog After years of Naval Officer training, we go by the numbers in fog: sounding all fog signals, one observer as far forward as possible looking and listening, slowing to a speed that would allow us to come to a full stop in less than half of the distance of the visibility, using...