I'm not familiar with ABYC requirements, but I doubt that Gavazzi (the producer) bothered to consider them. Nautical market is meaningless for...
100% agreed. And even if I can't be positive about this, I believe that the above type of heater is designed to be equipped with an external...
Indeed. In fact, that photo was taken upon inspection of a 14 years old boat, with all the switches original and still as good as new.
I wasn't aware that Hatteras ever used them. I've only seen them on very few boats, and they were all from Italian builders. Anyhow, yes, the...
I hate Rule stuff, but I don't like Ultras, either. Imho, it's better to leave any electronic components nowhere near bilges. Not sure if by "I'm...
You are making me curious, on which boat(s) did you come across them? They are pretty rare also among Italian builders - at least the half decent...
Yep. With pleasure boats, it's indeed normal that the market value, among other thing, depends on the engine hours clocked. But I am a bit...
+1. In fact, when I decided to replace the mains seacocks in my current boat after purchasing her (when she was already 13 years old), I did...
Aha, I see. I wasn't aware that water injection along the exhaust are called dump cans, so I assumed we were talking of flooded cans. Which...
Well, I wouldn't call myself an exhaust expert, either. I just thought to answer post #35 from MYlover, because gas temperature is cooled down by...
I guess that flooded is the more appropriate description for the cans I was referring to. Are there other types of exhaust cans which don't stay...
Beware of those! Though in fairness, also retrofitting fins to a hull not originally designed for them can be tricky. Neither their placement nor...
Nope. The main function of dump cans is to silence the exhaust. The possibility to use rubber hoses after the dump can is just incidental, sort...
Good point, I wasn't paying attention to that. @ JohnHansen: aside from what you can find directly in DK, I'm pretty sure that you can source the...
Here, the manufacturers widely recognized as the best for this stuff are Maestrini and Guidi. Hard to name the absolute best, since both have...
I'm also a fan of the "if it ain't broke..." principle, generally speaking. But removing the shrouds after 22 years for a decent visual inspection...
Wow. Respect for the Captain. That spot is called Baia Cannone, less than one cable length N of Portofino. They must have washed away all the...
That's almost 9 and 10 litres per Nm respectively. Way too much at those speeds, for that boat/engines. R U sure that everything is in tune, clean...
Sorry, I can't give any suggestions on MAN service anywhere in FL. But some folks here will be able to contribute, I'm sure. Me, I'd be glad to...
Wow, every 3 years? By "new", do you mean also the injector body? Those Bosch injectors are part of what I called bulletproof, in these engines....
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