Imho nope, nothing "wrong". But I'm not sure I would bother doing anything at all, in your boots. Aside from if and when the boat should stay on...
Hang on, are you Rocketpip with a new username? If not, I can't believe that we have two persons here who know about this boatbuilder, because...
Don't hold your breath. In fact, in your boots, I'd follow NYCAP latest suggestion...;)
Yet again, I see your point and agree with it in principle. Fully underwater exhausts along the hull bottom are very popular though, at least...
I guess you actually don't have a "full" underwater exhaust if you can do that, but rather round steel tubes sticking out from the stern of the...
Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, obviously. That strikes me as an awfully impractical and totally unacceptable layout, but each to...
I agree with the principle, but I'm not aware of any way to do that on a boat with u/w exhausts while she's sitting in the water. BTW, the u/w...
May I ask you which one? The boat in your Avatar has a Cantieri di Pisa flavour, but I don't think that's what she really is.
I'm afraid you might be correct in fearing that a quality mechanic could be hard to find, because your engines are the very last evolution of the...
My understanding of the reason is that in any stone cold start the engines are essentially spinning with no lubrication. But the same result can...
Does this Tim chap assume that all boats have block heaters? I wouldn't have expected them to be so popular, among FL boaters.
Roger wilco. :)
I can't understand what that friend of yours has against planing boats used as liveaboard. I owned a trawler for 17 years, and I lived aboard her...
How touchy. What you said just made me curious to understand better, nothing else. If I would have thought that you were making that up, I...
Well, if it was I never heard of it, and I'd be genuinely interested to see some MAN tech doc mentioning it, if you can get hold of it. BTW, the...
I would agree with your conclusion on the possible alternatives. Theoretically, the non-straight deck of the block that CJ suggested is a third...
It just popped to my mind that I have a copy of it in my files. It's specific for series 183 engines, which are different animals, but I'd expect...
If correct, that would be the most impressive diagnosis ever made just upon photographic evidence! o_O
Interesting. Do you possibly remember if that was part of standard MAN maintenance routine, or if it was an initiative of your mechanic?
Mmm... That chap should have thought to do that regardless of your suggestion. It's his job, not yours. I can only think of two possible reasons...
