Yes, this is a fairly recent CAT mandate or recommendation, before it was just service them every 1000 hours and never a provision for...
The Mississippi is pretty bad too and you'll even eat up the raw water pumps in a few years there.
They have some inherent issues. I know one guy with a big intrepid with 3 of them. He fueled in the Bahamas and 2 out of the 3 Grenaded on a 50...
As calm as the ocean is this time of year, it shouldn't be much.....with seakeepers at that speed it shouldn't hardly rock at all.
I replace genset impellors annually, I've found most don't go 2 years without losing a vane or two, regardless of hours...... genset impellors are...
This is correct and 8v71's will be 8 GPH, but with the same size vessel you will also lose speed at 1000 rpms compared to the 12 cylinder...
No, the term described a larger than actual galley yes. But the term meant a larger than actual galley that also included the crew dinette and...
It DEPENDS how you run them. At cruise they don't use terribly much more fuel than say a modern cat or man. Maybe 10% more fuel. Under the...
Yes, most a/c pumps can be changed in about an hour.
Yes, but if they're off the beaten path. A service technician can come in, diagnose it, and change it immediately instead of waiting for one to be...
12v71's are twice the motors the 8v92's or 12v92's are. Basically the 92 series was designed to make as much power as possible, and to be...
And what if the crew who is living on the boat, never steps foot on the dock to see an orange cone signifying the diver is in the water. Not sure...
A lot of times divers just jump right in without telling anyone.
This. In all of the years and all of the trips I've done, 100's of thousands of nautical miles, I can count actual trip stopping issues on one...
Hydraulic and generally the hydraulic system is run from an engine or generator with a power take off.
I ran a brand new 56' in very moderate seas a few years back. While running at 16 knots cruise with the wesmar digital stabilizers on. It was...
This, I've run some aluminum crew boats that had twin skegs and no issues. The 43/44' Lagoons have twin skegs if I remember right and no vibration...
Lenco's do not last on boats that sit in saltwater all of the time. They get eaten alive in a few years. They're good on center consoles that...
It depends on how strong the wind is! :D
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