As much as I am not an Azimut fan, I guess if they were that bad they d be out of business. That said, I would never recommend one to a customer.
The first thing any new owner should do is find every single hatch and access panel to all machinery and system especially thru hulls. Every...
Delo 100 40W is what most people use but many use Rotella and it s fine As long as it s straight 40 Do not use Delo 400 40W, they charged the...
Tis da Bahama mon. Tour boats are supposed to Be inspected by port authorities which create challenges down in the Exumas. These guys started...
Pulling a thruster isn’t something you do as preventative maintenance...
That s what I meant by serviceability :) I ve seen too many things like bilge pumps, fresh water pumps generator parts that could only be...
especially when running a fleet of outboard powered tour boats... Turns out that what investigators found on the Exuma tour boat fleet, one of...
Came across this one, monaco https://www.instagram.com/p/BpkU67-B6CV/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=162pcgupjh7a4
Some builders use low end cook tops. The worst I ve seen was a 240v Kenyon which took 20’ to boil a pot of water. The new glass cooktop input on...
The FLIR system we have is older (2009) and will display a boat at least a quarter mile away, sometimes more. The angle is pretty narrow so a boat...
One of the most scary encounter i ve had was a few years ago coming into Hyanis Ma in what was pretty much zero vis while the nantucket Hi speed...
never mind. I shouldn’t be posting after a late night and until properly caffeinated!!!
The fact that the starboard side of the fishing charter boat was hit ia a good place to start. While both vessels must avoid a collision, it s not...
You didnt say what kind of steering system you have. If hynautic, make sure the reservoir has enough fluid and is pressurized to about 20/25 psi....
The Greenline website mentions a 20nm electric range at 4 kts I hate to burst anybody’s bubble but the typical 50/70 twin diesel MY will burn...
I saw the interview and he corrected the rumor about twice the cost. He said it was about 20% I have never understood why homes are built out of...
I ve never used Mathers but have heard many horror stories Morse has a very nice electronic control system which is pretty reasonable. I used...
I m familiar with the 3412Es not the ealier ones. The 3412Es have a gear cooler on the ZF. Typically the first symptom of an impeller issues was...
3412 or 3412E? 210 is way too high. What RPM were you running. Even 190 is a bit high depending on RPM. How about the gear temps? That...
No excuse in either side... the cargo should have spotted the CG boat on their bow radar and you d think that they d have someone standing watch...
