Check southern charm in Tampa. They rebuild hynautic sterring and controls. They just rebuilt both helms and ram, did a great job with quick...
Your temo gauge measures coolant temp so takiing a reading on oil pan or exhaust is irrelevant. As mentioned above, measure at the temp sender...
I had never heard of them until today. Slick website, using the names of a bunch of magazine to look credible (although one could argue that most...
For most things labor rates seem to be just shy of $100 an hour in miami and ftl whether mechanical, air con, hydraulics, etc... I got really...
Exhaust hose is pretty standard and come in various diameter and length. Any half decent local supplier should have it or it can be ordered on...
Hoses don't shrink. Is the flange fiberglass? Could it have cracked leaving a piece inside the hose? You probably will have to cut some access...
Many newer boats dont have lower helms, they take a lot of space and nowadays with hardtops and quality enclosures they are not as needed as they...
What's the raw water flow? If the oil cooler is before the heat exchanger, chances are you find impeller pieces a lazy mechanic (or captain)...
I replace the 30 micron racors and Cat secondaries every 200 hours. The racors show some dirt trapped in but, knock on wood, never has an issue...
There is usually a filler hole With a plug on top of the reservoir, if not the pressure gauge could the filler hole.
I can think of many things worth spending money on before SS letters :). Sea bobs, electric foil boards and other toys ... Vinyl is cheap and...
I ve emptied the flybridge fridge a few times over the years with the johnson 70 which drew over 6'... unstabiilzed skylounge with tender and jet...
Very good point. The crew makes the charter as brokers aree very reluctant to book new boats / new crew. When we started 10 years ago, we prtty...
More than once over the years yes, I meant once in a row... I guess it comes down to good judgement in taking bookings by balancing revenue...
You re right... towing requires an extra crew Burn out can be avoided with enough days between charters so crew gets rest and so we can catch...
Problem on most boats is the lack of crew quarters so we have to make do with what we have. In our case (84 Lazzara with 5 guests stateroom...
3 is doable on charter with experienced crew although 4 would provide better service and less stress on the crew. Nice boat :) congratulations
It s a european thing... while the US legal system is out of control when it comes to liabilty, in europe it s the criminal system which is widely...
The atlantic icw is not a problem with a 6' draft beyond a handful of spots where you may need a little tide to help. Bahamas is ok too, i ve...
Rule nr one, Buy the boat you really need, not the one you think you will need need one day.. in your first post, you mentioned the caribbean...
