I have experience with 12v2000s and 16v2000s, I know the 10v2000s had major issues when Viking put them in a SF, they took forever to get on plane...
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys!!!
YES use DETROIT DIESEL (brand) POWERCOOL COOLANT IN YOUR DETROIT DIESEL, it isn't anymore expensive than any of the other stuff. There are DD...
I find this to be true also. I also don't think the autopilot would have to do 5 turns lock to lock to maintain a heading in 98% of...
Unless your usage is definately under 75 hours a year, I would avoid gas engines at all costs in a 40' boat.
This is/was common in the 63' Ocean SF's if they had water in the fuel. Those boats had 2 big saddle tanks that gravity fed to a 250 gallon tank...
I wonder why there are still no magazine write ups that I can find or actual seatrial results. They've obviously popped out a few of them so far.
If you're sure on the capacity and the coolant is 50/50 mix, after flushing the old stuff out and draining it. I add (say it takes 9.5 gallons)...
I agree, it's really hard to beat the West system for repairs. Also can make a putty with it and micro-balloons or cavesil and pack it into...
Diesel in and of itself is a lubricant. So, the tank is not going to corrode on the inside with diesel in it, if the tank is empty and exposed to...
I don't know. If it did it since new, then it's quite possible the helm is just bleeding it out of the overpressure valve and not an issue at all.
If 1 battery was bad, you need to change ALL of them on the same bank. When one is dead, the other battery is bad also. Always change every...
Absolutely. You have to completely drop the rudders to clean everything properly, and re-assemble. If it's not leaking too badly and the...
The 71's have dry liners yes. So coolant is more flexible. I still would use the mtu/DD factory powercool antifreeze. DD also sells a flush...
Not sure on your model. But yes, some newer boats don't have rudder packing, the rudders are greased and they have seals to keep the water out....
You know, that's not a half bad idea either. Offer an outboard version with nice mezzanine seating where the inboards normally are.
It sounds like the balls are acting as check valves. Usually they'll have a spring holding them in with tension, until the steering input...
There is a check valve that is bad. I am not infinitely familiar with your system. On most Seastar systems the check valve is a disc in the...
I agree, but they may need to be repacked (old packing pulled out, new packing put in, then tightened).
There's also the fuel savings. Now, what you're building is WAY out of my realm of knowledge. BUT, on the boats I deal with, If you can go with...
