Olderboater hits all of the points well. However, I have to strongly disagree with Pascals comments on Man's. I've managed a set of 2007 common...
Hatteras...…… Sunseeker...….Riva...….Searay….. in that order...…...
Carver is known for not putting enough hardener in their gelcoat which is why it causes the wax to soak in and not last and it's horrible even...
Well magnetic North has been slowly changing for quite some time now, it's not like it just happened yesterday. It's just that it has finally...
Generally the wiring is heavy enough to go from 32 volt to 24 volt on most Hatteras', but not 12 volt unless you lower loads quite a bit with...
No, but they've been around for a long time.
It is always good to swing the compass every year or two. Also, it's necessary if the boat changes geographic areas, such as NY in the summer and...
usually the hull doesn't increase too much heat load as only a small portion of it is in the sun at one time. Your maintenance and waxings...
Does the generator have a lot of hours on it? Generally if it does, the rear main seal went bad, because the main bearings have a lot of wear and...
OPTIONS. No matter where you're traveling you can find parts. You have a much larger variety in parts and many many places stock them. I can...
I would just go with a new Newmar…...I have the same unit on a yacht I manage, and while it hasn't lasted long term.....I had to have it replaced...
Yes, walking distance to the beach, many restaurants and grocery store......house will go on the market for sale in May, probably under $1...
I had one situation on a delivery to St. Maarten from Fort Lauderdale where the owners brother (a long time yacht owner) fueled the boat in Turks...
Subzero makes them as well. I've had a few more issues with vitofrigo's over the years than isotherms, neither are great refrigerators IMO.
Yeah, I've never heard of 60's on a 8v71 TI, the ones I ran went from 110's to 90's when they did the overhaul.
The constant maintenance of the jet ski's is the problem. If you're not using them enough to go through an entire tank of fuel with them, at...
I've managed 32 volt boats, I started with 32 volt boats, it's annoying as hell. Your options are limited, if you like 1970's technology and...
You're 2100 rpms on your 12v71's is too low and you need to cut the props if you want them to live a happy long life. I ran a set of 8v71 TI's...
I used to do the same thing with a Pro VXR Yamaha with a bunch of work done, back in the day. I bet you went through lots of motor mounts, I know...
Everything about it is a pain. It severely limits your options when upgrading to modern equipment. Finding old equipment takes a lot of time and...
