Well, I think you're looking at the right kind of boats, then. I know the area a little bit (lived in Auckland for a year and spent a week...
I understand the safety aspect of a small degree of weather helm so that the boat rounds up if the helm lets go. Is 2 to 4 degrees of weather...
Hi Howard, +1 for Nigel Calder's Mechanical and Electrical Manual and Marine Diesel Handbook. Both are excellent and very detailed. I'd also...
It would help to understand what you want to use the boat for. Many people have given advice on what would be best for an ocean crossing blue...