Yachts over a certain size have water-tight bulkheads that are sealed to above the waterline in order to meet class rules and for safety. Many of...
My source is from the area, in the business, and has a good understanding of the situation directly from people somewhat involved in it. Since I...
Cruise speed with gas inboards is generally 3200 rpms, but you can safely run 8.1's 3600-3800 rpms......I'd run them at whichever speed keeps the...
Why do you feel the need to change them? If they open and close (not frozen) and don't show any real signs of corrossion then I wouldn't see a...
Call Viking, they are very helpful and hang onto a lot of various items on all of their model years.
One thing to keep in mind is that maintaining an aluminum yacht is going to be more costly than maintaining a fiberglass yacht, all other things...
I agree, hire a professional. There are certain things that owners can tackle even when they aren't knowledgable and not screw things up too...
12v71's usually go 5000-6000 hours between overhauls. 12v92's I've seen a lot of them needing overhaul at 1000 hours in a sportfish and have seen...
They gave this owner the 63' that subsequently came apart as a warranty replacement upgrade for his prior 57' that also had major structural...
The question is how are these megayachts going down so easily. Is it a lack of proper crew training? Engineering disasters or what? This yacht...
Just don't start knocking on the fiberglass!!!!!!! :D
WOW, just WOW. 30,000 Euro's doesn't seem like enough, for a Yacht Engineer to throw their entire career away and end up in prison over,...
An Aluminum yacht such as a Burger or Broward will have considerably higher maintanence costs versus a fiberglass Hatteras that's 15' shorter, if...
The pictures and thread were on here, let me see if I can locate the thread. It's under the title "not a good day" and was an Azimut 105'....
The 1 thing you have to be careful of with synthetic in older engines is they have a habit of causing oil leaks because the synthetic has a...
I second checking with Glasstek......
In South Florida, I don't feel that using straight 40w in a generator is going to hurt anything. However, the manufacturer does recommend 10w-30...
You could probably stop some of the leaks by tightening bolts etc...... Sometimes gaskets contract a little after a few years from new. I don't...
I would be very afraid of the structural quality of the bertram from that age. Although it might be past their problem point. I do prefer the...
that's how a large Azimut sank that was being towed up the New River stern first a year or two ago.....They had the stern door open and a few good...
