All agreed.
Wrong feeling. Diesel engines don't like running for long very lightly loaded, in principle. In fact, it doesn't even make sense to talk of...
Well, of course as air is extracted from the engine compartment it's replaced by fresh air coming in from the intakes. This does NOT mean that...
I don't disagree with your last statement, but many semi-displacement vessels are equipped with engines rated for 2300 rpm or more, designed for...
Not a good idea. Blowers extract air from the engine compartment, so by keeping them on while the engine is running you are "stealing" air to the...
Not necessarily. I'm well aware that what you and CJ suggest is indeed the general rule for propping - to the point that engine manufacturers...
I agree with everything CJ said, but I would fit Twin Disc rather than Bennett trim tabs. The latter are in fact more popular, because their low...
That was also my first thought, but in the video the helmsman seems to be very stable on his legs, with zero difficulties to move around. My...
Are you positive the level is dropping while the engine is not running? The cooling circuit gets pressurized while the engines are running, so...
Makes sense. Heavy boats are great for cruising at displacement speed, and even more so if stabilized. Besides, I guess that doubling the speed is...
Nice attitude, for the type and weight of boat. What sort of speed was she making in those pics, high teens to low 20s, I guess? And which sort of...
Just one last thought, totally independent of all the technicalities discussed so far. In principle, a well designed planing hull should become...
That's precisely what I meant what I envisaged the possibility of a leak in the fin actuator (post #63). PS: talking of the actuators, a question...
I wouldn't recommend anything, actually. Neither a full replacement nor any upgrade to the existing system. Not unless you are interested also in...
No worries, I fully understood your good spirit, and if my reply came across as if I were offended, it absolutely wasn't meant to - sorry about...
What do you mean "LOL"? Is there anything in the Bayliner demise that you found entertaining? Regardless, you'd better not hold your breath if you...
I really struggle to understand what in those seatrial results is bringing you to these conclusions. Capt J obiously doesn't know how those stabs...
In my understanding, d_meister didn't ask ME anything, he just suggested the OP to do that. Anyway, if you are now sort of asking on the OP...
Thanks for the flowers, but I'm not sure about the very first bit of your sentence. In several decades, I came across some boats which I liked,...
I guess they could have released the bridle from the other boat, waiting a good moment while it was slack. Or cut it, in the worst case. But...
