Not familiar with Sterling. I have an electric inboard on the 26' classic gaffer i built, powered by eight 6 golf cart batteries in a 48 volt...
Lol. As a captain on an 84, driving the boat is the easy part. Keeping everything running when in the Exumas for weeks at a time on the hook is...
The idea of getting a land based crew to wash and clean after a trip works for a day or week end trip. It will not work out when cruising which is...
Back then some of the cheap builders indeed used plywood for stringers with chopped strand glass which doesnt have much strength but was cheap to...
240 is very hot, I wouldn't be surprised if you have damage. Check the oil and coolant level carefully, as well as exhaust hoses. If you lost raw...
Get th prop to a good shop, have the alignment checked as well as the shaft with a dial gauge to make sure it s true
If it s a vibration, pull the wheel and have it checked by a good prop shop. Next would be to check the alignment. Stringers shouldn't rot...
I seriously doubt ferretti installed sea water heads in an 80 footer :)
With dual racor i use one at a time. At oil change i replace the one that was used and switch to the other one.
I usually change them at every oil change (200hrs) along with the secondaries.
The 12' strip planked cat boat on the top deck is named Sabrosa and we have a 26 strip planked gaffer that i built named Sabrosura :).
I won't know until we do a full sea trial. Let me clarify that the 2200rpm and 17 kts was NOT full throttle. We may turn 2600 on the pins. I...
Should have mentioned the 17kts was at 2200 rpm out of the rated 2600.
Took 5 months but we finally splashed and brought the boat home from the yard a couple of days ago. It took a long longer than expected for a...
Update... ended up filling up the holes and installed the massive 54" x 12 recommened by bennett. The old girl got on plane on the way back from...
Update... I brought my set of spares to the prop shop and it turned out they were nibral and the right diameter. They were able to adjust the...
Talk to a good prop shop, give them the specs on your boat, engines, etc they can calculate what you need and adjust the pitch on your props if...
89 gallons tank on an an 80 footer is a joke... should be at least twice that. What kind of heads do you have? Headhunters are pretty common in...
You need to start by defining "stopped working" Do the air handlers work, do you have power on the controls? do the breakers trip? How much...
I'd be very concerned about corrosion and water intrusion. By now there should be signs but during a major storm water will find its way thru the...
