I’m sure others have their preferred methods. I like to use marine heat shrink connectors followed by marine shrink tubing. The marine grade stuff...
McConnell Marine. # is... Nine zero nine- seven nine four - 2288. Bruce McConnell is his name.
Have you ever used McConnel Marine in your area? They are a Detroit/MTU Specialist. I had them do some work on my Detroit Diesels when I bought my...
Can’t help you with any history on hull #2 but there are a few active Donzi owner’s here on the forum. Mine is a 54’, hull #5 of the 54s. If...
I’ve had one of the Airhead 110v pumps for years. Works great for inflating all our stuff, big towables, air mattresses, floating islands, etc....
Best input I can give is to really define your needs and intended use as well as where you plan to cruise. It’s easy to get star struck at a boat...
That looks like it doesn’t suck :):). Makes me think I should ship my boat over to the east coast when I retire and spend a few years over there
And the way I understood the OP, this was more of a casual trial with him and owner. Not sure if he was even under formal contract to purchase? So...
Any luck getting a copy of the Sea Trial report from when the engines were overhauled?
To directly answer your question, I can’t think of an engine issue that you could correct by taking pitch out of your props or underpropping. Also...
If properly propped, you should make full rated RPM at full load. That’s full fuel, full water, provisions and people aboard.
Did they do a proper test and trial after the overhauls? Does the owner have documentation? If the overhauls were done by reputable CAT shop they...
I didn’t take anything you said as indication you are impatient. To the contrary, I was impressed with your questions and the dialogue. I would...
I had one of those Ideal windlasses on my boat when I bought it. Couldn’t get a rope/chain wheel for it and it had issues with parts difficult to...
As someone who actually employs Nav Arch’s, Marine Engineer’s and Project Managers, here’s my input. Although my experience is commercial...
I would be interested in some real world test results and what you find. Maybe these work great and maybe the technology isn’t quite there yet....
For $130 I think I'll order one of those SOS boots and see how they look and do a test fit while I'm on the hard for the winter. I'll take one for...
Just found these online. Looks like they cover larger sizes. Anyone have one of these? https://www.sealorsink.com/shop [MEDIA]
Isn't there a program somewhere that lets you take a photo then superimpose different colors and options so you can see what it will look like?
Some of us wear long undies while boating :):);)
