The Cat 3412's , no comparison.
The quotes were from Ring Power. Their prices rival Man, but surely could be done for a bit less by an independent Cat mechanic. I agree, my...
I didn't, but the owner is! lol
Yes, for two engines. The 3000hr. requires some additional work and heat exchanger inspection. The heat exchangers visibly had problems and...
Good point. How about a small house bank with two gens?
Good to know, It is hard to justify AGM's. Especially on boats with 8 or more 8d's. The difference in cost would buy a lot of diesel fuel and...
For sure......
That is exactly what happened except for the detailed survey that K1W1 mentioned. The written survey report I received was 8 whole pages! Which...
Yessir!
Great idea, I have done that before, but some do not want to bother for a quick trial run. This might be my rule #1 in the future, even worth...
Brokerage was maintaining the boat. I am sure the owner had to approve wo's. I inquired why they deferred maintenance and was told it was held off...
Well, we rejected the Marlow 65, because of obvious vibration problems during seatrial along with other problems in the survey's. The boat was...
That is the way I see it and will probably file a complaint when my deposit check clears. Took two emails, two phone calls, and having to fill out...
rcrapps, that is some good advise. I have to agree if the tanks are an issue now it will only get worse over time. Re-sell is also a reality down...
Let's just say there were false claims by the broker. Sound familiar?
I didn't mean to imply the steel tanks were bad and needed to be replaced. Was told they were aluminum and while poking around the er and saw some...
At one time Man's and Mtu's were the most expensive to maintain. Recently, I had a quote for 3000hr. service on Cat 3406E's @ $16,850 plus $8050...
I have fished on all three. In a good chop the Bertram would have the best ride, then Hatteras. I owned a 89' Viking 45, it rode like a brick it...
Yeah, I was disappointed when I saw the rusty tanks. Don't really like the boat enough to do a four tank r&r. It was obvious they had already...
Just did a walk-thru on early 2000 Grand Alaskan and discovered the fuel tanks are painted carbon steel. The tops of the tanks were visible and...
