Not for the boat if it's properly rigged, but for the crew if they're not properly trained. I know one gal that lost her foot to it. Towing has a...
Because the bores get elongated and sometimes blocks will shift and the main journals will get out of line so the caps get milled, and the main...
And where does what I wrote conflict with that in any way? I was just pointing out that as long as horsepower was equal, the same prop torque can...
Depends on the boat, is she a fine old classic or some plywood junk box? IOW, Does she deserve to be kept around? Get someone who knows wood to...
Yep, but then, that's why I said "Define Rebuild". All of those issues even cumulatively I consider repair and maintenance. My personal definition...
Yeah, but I can take a 6-71 TI running at 2100 rpm with a set of 5.90 or so gears and get the same thrust at the prop as your 12-71 NA running at...
Define rebuild.... I've run 20-645-E7 EMDs with over 200,000 hrs on them (25 years commercial operation) that never had the cranks out, but they...
No, not quite 100, I just stay busy doing a lot of things. Tough to make it in this business without. Yeah, could be 136, the old YMSs with the...
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Yep, but they get scrapped in Houma Louisiana, Brownsville TX and places like that, usually the hulls are just left to finish rotting unless the...
It doesn't have to be a big bolt if the engine isn't seized. If you go slow enough you can even do it off a belt driven accessory pulley nut....
I disagree. There are plenty of low and medium speed diesels that run turbos. It's all about matching the turbo to the gas flow. A diesel gains...
There are a lot of good boats out there. It's all about what your style desires and mission requirements and budget are. It's not an easy thing to...
Overall, Burger makes a very high quality product and you won't go wrong looking there.
I wouldn't buy a boat with 12-71s, but the fuel burn is more associated with resistance=HP used, than horsepower available. A 12-71 is an 852...
There are a lot more issues than the engines, especially as a boat gets over 20 years old. You'll be running into hull wastage and corrosion...
It's not just the 2 stroke aspect but also the inefficient fuel metering system. The modern electronically controlled engines are a great boon in...
At 10 kts, figure around 30gph total with gen set, genset alone will be about 1gph for typical light load. At 15kts you'll be close to double that...
You should see the methods they use for doing the breaking.
Looks like a ship breakers in India, that's the way they do it, they just drive it up on the beach as hard as they can at high tide and start...
