The Boating Page
Our favorite toy is la Dolce Vita a 26' Formula PC. The PC indicates it is a pocket cruiser. She is powered by a shiny, new Mercruiser 7.4 engine, recently installed by Westside Marine (904) 695-2756.
I recommend them as a fair and honest repair shop. Nice people too.
The outdrive is a Bravo II with a 22 X 22 Stainless prop.
la Dolce Vita is equipped with generator, full set of electronics, Kenwood and Sony Entertainment center with VHS and DVD, reverse cycle ac and heat, vac-u-flush head and complete galley.
Just so I can get around at night and in bad weather I added GPS, Radar and a 3D Sonar Array

I also carry 2 flare kits plus an extra set of rockets (SOLAS) Orange Smoke (3) and a really loud whistle! 1 CO² Fire extinguisher, 2 Large Dry Chemical Extinguishers, and a non Coast Guard approved Kidde® Foam Extinguisher which will put out any kind of fiberglass, fuel, canvas, or electrical fire. Oh yeah, I also have an automatic CO² in the engine room. I suppose I am a little paranoid of fire, but after having been on a burning boat once, and the single dry chemical failing to put out the flaming outboard. (Bail buckets of water finally worked though.)

The boat has 2 installed bilge pumps plus a gray water pump what will kick in automatically in a high water situation. 2 Extra bilge pumps; 1 manual stroke pump and 1 electric 750. We also have gasoline powered General Purpose Pump which burps out a mere 200 gallons per minuet. I have used this pump several times and it floats all but the most badly holed boats. I am a member of the U.S.Coast Guard Auxiliary! and we are there to help.

A shot across the bow.

Amy's favorite seat. The "la Dolce Vita" cruises well at 24 knots at 75% throttle and is capable of 38 knots.(45 mph) at full power. Pretty good speed for a floating house. For those of you that don't know what a knot is, It is a great circle mile equal to 1.2 statute miles. Therefore 10 knots equals 12 miles per hour in your car.