Mainship Pilot

Mine is 20 Years old, I fuel in either Huntington Harbour or Alamitos, and sometimes Newport Beach, all in So Cal. Have not seen any...

Very cool sled, I see the attraction! Yacht broker has to disclose any issues like that, worth a call, and obviously a survey would tell...

Makes sense, Dave has a great operation there at Basin. That's where I splashed at when I had the boat delivered.

Basin marine Newport Beach. Marina shipyard was not familiar with the swim platform issues on the Mainship. Basin Marine said they had...

If you have the ability to speed up, it's a great option, burn more fuel but get there quicker and without beating yourself up. In our...

Captain Dave Hanson is a celebrated Cap in our boating community here, he comes from a family of famous Captains. If he can't help you...

You have 28 yr old sea cocks. One is frozen and one is leaking. I'd replace them all. While you're at it, inspect all the nylon...

What yard are you hauling at here in So Cal? I just came out of the yard 2 weeks ago at Marina Shipyard in Long Beach, it was $2600 all...

Looks more like toilet waste to me, but unfortunately you have a better look than I do at that picture. Is it fresh or salt water flush...

As I understand it, hour meters are triggered by key on time. Could you not simply connect it to a 12V battery at home and let it run...

Those 6-71's are pretty stout, however, those stats above are very troublesome! If you were out here in So Cal, most owners run their...

I bought the one to the left during the "covid times" but the market was high along with the prices. I sold stock and bought the boat...

The best time to buy a boat is when you are ready and excited to do so, financially and emotionally. Buying a depreciating asset is not...

Make sure you send pix of the final final! Great Stuff!!

Bought my MS Pilot 30 little over a year ago and had it shipped down from Vancouver BC to Newport Beach CA. About $14K to ship, with a...