West coast IS a totally different animal. To grow algae in diesel you need 3 components: Heat, air, and moisture. The air and water temp where...
I know of another 72' that had C30's and one had a cracked block, owner replaced both with C 32's. I know of several 80's that had one motor...
Micheal Peters hulls 10 years ago have come very close to that number. I've seen 36' Cabo's do 38 knots WOT. The cabo's have a beafier...
Polishing fuel is a waste of time in most cases from what I've seen, unless the fuel is so bad you can't run 2 hours on it. You need to get rid...
I thought the gas engines in a 92' was pretty interesting myself.
If the vaccuum gauge went into the red and the filters are all new when it died you have a fuel restriction. The supply hose is probably either...
They've had them at the boat shows for about 2 years now and have sold over a dozen I think.
Actually the C32's had aftercoolers with issues too. I've seen several with the aftercoolers changed under warranty etc. One style has a finned...
Detroit intercooler cools the air after the turbo but before the blower. Aftercooled detroits cool the air after the turbo and blower......
No intercoolers cool the air intake before the air goes into the turbo. Aftercoolers cool the aftercharge or air after it is compressed by the...
Yes, this is a fairly recent CAT mandate or recommendation, before it was just service them every 1000 hours and never a provision for...
The Mississippi is pretty bad too and you'll even eat up the raw water pumps in a few years there.
They have some inherent issues. I know one guy with a big intrepid with 3 of them. He fueled in the Bahamas and 2 out of the 3 Grenaded on a 50...
As calm as the ocean is this time of year, it shouldn't be much.....with seakeepers at that speed it shouldn't hardly rock at all.
I replace genset impellors annually, I've found most don't go 2 years without losing a vane or two, regardless of hours...... genset impellors are...
This is correct and 8v71's will be 8 GPH, but with the same size vessel you will also lose speed at 1000 rpms compared to the 12 cylinder...
No, the term described a larger than actual galley yes. But the term meant a larger than actual galley that also included the crew dinette and...
It DEPENDS how you run them. At cruise they don't use terribly much more fuel than say a modern cat or man. Maybe 10% more fuel. Under the...
Yes, most a/c pumps can be changed in about an hour.
