How To Select The Best Palmetto Boat

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How To Select The Best Palmetto Boat We’ve all been there. A headwind pipes up, and choppy waves appear. You throttle up; you throttle back. You do your best to brave the waves.  That’s a rough ride. And it has happened to all of us. What’s a boater to do?  We asked three prominent boat designers, and their answers provided much food for thought. When looking at the next Palmetto boat to purchase, these answers may help you to pick the perfect one.   Soft Ride, Steep and Skinny Dave Gerr founded New York City-based Gerr Marine Inc. in 1983. He’s designed a broad range of recreational boats and commercial vessels, both monohull and multihull. When it comes to designing a soft-riding hull, he pointed out that there are different sets of criteria for displacement hulls and planing hulls.   Displacement hulls don’t pound the way a planing hull will, so they automatically provide a softer ride. To maximize this, designers need to ensure three things: a good...
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How To Charter A Bradenton Yacht With A Crew

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How To Charter A Bradenton Yacht With A Crew Adam Rosenfeld, a lifelong Florida resident, needed a vacation, but couldn’t convince his wife to go anywhere with their toddler in tow. “To her, what fun would it have been being on vacation with a 1-year-old?” he said. So he decided to plan a vacation that would guarantee all three of them could sit back and relax: He chartered a 126-foot yacht for four days in the Bahamas. The yacht, called Impulsive, usually charters for around $100,000 a week plus expenses like food, fuel and gratuities for the crew. Rosenfeld was addicted to the experience. But he admitted he had gotten lucky: A friend had chartered the same boat so he knew what to expect. Given that this is a popular time for chartering in the Caribbean, how does someone who has never chartered a yacht before go about doing it? The short answer is, slowly. The job of a charter broker — which is how most large Bradenton...
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Power Boat Racing This Weekend in Palmetto

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Power Boat Racing This Weekend in Palmetto On Saturday, in less than a week, Superleague powerboats will race down the Manatee River, fireworks will shine brightly above the Riverwalk skyline, and other race-themed activities will take place along the Bradenton-Palmetto shorelines for the Bradenton Area Riverwalk Regatta. Here's what you need to know about the event. Boat Racing: A field of 12 boat pilots, including several from Florida, will compete head to head, racing from 0-100/mph in less than four seconds. Among the competitors are two drivers from Tampa, the Rinkers, Jeff Reno from Okeechobee, and Rob Di Nicolantonio from Lakeland. Qualifying runs starting around 12pm will take place before the championship races, which will occur between 1 and 5 p.m. Jet Ski Racing: High performance jet skis will race through the Manatee River as one of the featured water events. Competing in the event are 12 pilots from all over the nation, including world champion and...
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Take A Look Inside A $1 Million Yacht

Take A Look Inside A $1 Million Yacht

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Take A Look Inside the $1 Million Yacht   Tucked into a corner of the Wisconsin Exposition Center at State Fair Park for the past few weeks has been a $1 million yacht that was attracting plenty of attention.  The yacht was part of the Milwaukee Boat Show, a week-long show for boat lovers throughout southeastern Wisconsin.    The yacht was on display by Beacon Marine of Door County. The 47-foot boat sleeps six and includes two bedrooms, a utility room with a mattress, and a full washer and dryer. The luxurious yacht has a listing price of $1,070,430.   Visitors lined up to see the yacht. Most were just there to sneak a peek, but some undoubtedly imagined what it would feel like to cruise around Lake Michigan in such a luxurious boat.   There were 300+ boats on display in the Wisconsin Expo Center ranging from large yachts to small fishing boats. Does this yacht right here look like one that you would love to own...
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Speedboat Tennis: The Newest Sport

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Speedboat Tennis: The Newest Sport Recently, Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt came together to promote a new tennis concept called FAST4.     The result of a gimmick show turned out to be fantastic footage of the two tennis stars hitting tennis balls back-and-forth from speedboats. Watch the video above to see the awesome clip! Now that is something we would love to see on the Manatee River. ...
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Sarasota Boat Owner: When To DIY and When to Hire a Professional for Repairs

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Sarasota Boat Owner: When To DIY and When to Hire a Professional for Repairs If you’re a handy Sarasota boat owner, you probably take care of a lot of your own maintenance and repairs. However, there are jobs that are best left to seasoned professionals. So, how do you make the decision? Start by evaluating the job that needs to be done and ask yourself, “Can I do this? Am I capable?” If the answer is no, pay a professional. If the answer is yes, make sure you’re up for the challenge. However, there’s an overarching question that overrides whether you want to do a job. Can you afford to pay a professional? If you don’t have the cash, it looks like the job is up to you. I can service my trailer without a problem. I know how to replace brakes, how to inspect and diagnose the hydraulic system, and how to service bearings. But I always pay a professional to do these...
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How Much Does A Luxury Palmetto Yacht Cost?

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How Much Does A Luxury Palmetto Yacht Cost? It's obvious that buying a luxury Palmetto yacht requires a huge amount of money. What’s not as obvious is just how much money is needed to keep a Palmetto yacht running. In an interview about "Grand Ambition," his book about private equity investor Doug Von Allmen and his luxury yacht "Lady Linda," G. Bruce Knecht told the New York Times, "Operating and maintaining a yacht is at least 10 percent of what the thing cost." Basically, the owner of a $10 million yacht should expect to pay $1 million every year to keep it running. Both Kim Kavin, the charter editor at Yachting magazine and editor of CharterWave.com, and Gianluca Fenucci, the founder and director of ISA Yachts, admitted to Business Insider the 10 percent estimate is pretty accurate. That estimate is "quite in line and within the average for a standard operational use of a megayacht," even when various conditions (like the yacht's age) are taken into account, Fenucci said. However, Nicolas...
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The Best Hot Spots For A Bradenton New Year’s Eve Celebration

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The Best Hot Spots For A Bradenton New Year's Eve Celebration Every year brings more and more choices to choose where you would like to ring in the big night at any of the local Bradenton New Year's Eve celebrations. If you can't make it out to the Blu Mangrove Grill this New Years Eve, here's a look at some of the local options for ringing in 2015. There's something for everyone! However you choose to celebrate, don't drink and drive. Main Street Live New Year's Eve: Old Main Street, Bradenton If you're looking for the biggest party in Bradenton New Year's Eve, look no further than Old Main Street between Manatee and Third avenues. Live music is provided by Big Daddy and there's a countdown to the ball drop at midnight. It's free and open to the public. Beachhouse New Year's Eve Celebration: 200 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach The annual Beachhouse New Year's Eve fireworks show includes several dining/viewing options. Tables under the...
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Palmetto Yacht Cleaning Tips

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Palmetto Yacht Cleaning Tips From time to time, you have to clean your Palmetto Yacht. Not my favorite job, but the yacht looks great afterwards! Although cleaning your boat is pretty simple, you need to have the right technique and the right tools. When I clean the boat, I use the following technique: Always start at the top and work your way down. Then, you begin at the bow and move towards the stern. Next, look at the wind and the sun. If the wind is coming from a certain direction, start cleaning upwind and then further downwind. If the sun is shining strongly, you need to clean quickly. If the water and soap dry up, it's only giving you more work. Always hose down the surface. Rinse it off well afterwards, and mop the surface to avoid water spots. You also need a good set of cleaning products. I’m assuming you have limited space on board. So, it would help to have quality cleaning tools that last long and...
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Five Tips To Prepare Your Palmetto Boat For The Cold Winter Months

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Five Tips To Prepare Your Palmetto Boat For The Cold Winter Months Winter can be especially hard on your Palmetto boat. Extended periods of inactivity accelerate wear and tear. If you don’t get your boat ready for storage, neglect from the cold winter months will come back to haunt you in the spring. For that reason, it’s extremely important to get your boat ready for winter. Even if you don’t live in a place where the waters freeze, following these five tips will keep your boat in pristine shape after an extended period of storage. 1. Flush the Cooling System. For inboard and stern drive Palmetto boats with raw water-cooling systems, thoroughly flush the engine with fresh water to remove dirt, salt, and corrosion. In extreme climate areas, you should also run anti-freeze into the cooling system. Outboard motors should be flushed with freshwater, and all water should be drained from the engine. 2. Lubricate the Little Things. Don’t overlook the many small but...
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