40-45 gph and hours seem to vary based on how they're run, if you do a search on the internet you'll see from 2,500 hours (run hard) to 4500 hours...
A 54' Hatteras SF with C18's would not be underpowered or hard on the engines by any means. The C 18's are bulletproof, easy on fuel (75 gph at...
It's on a boat I manage, the noise started as I was pulling into the dealer for it's annual service (has low hours under 300). It's a noise...
I have a 2006 225hp Mercury Verado and the supercharger is making noise, (dealer said it was the supercharger). Are they rebuildable, and if so...
Or has protected running gear so that it doesn't hurt the running gear.
Inboard spinning propellors don't have nearly as much effect on twisting the boat or walking it sideways as outboard turning props, you generally...
Did it come from the US, whats the name of it? I recently loaded a couple on this end on a freighter. If anything, turn the battery switches on,...
Yes, on the 69' Marquis I ran one time, the hinges and such on the exterior and exterior stainless other pieces (latches etc) were total crap and...
without a bow thruster- the only way to do this and move the entire vessel to port would be to have the rudders to starboard, stbd engine in...
Very close, but your maintanence figure is off. If you pay someone to do everything you're looking at 40-50k a year. You have to figure that a...
Because using an oil/water seperator without a pre-filter, the oil water seperator will quickly clog with debris. Also the debris may stop the...
I have always seen them plumbed in series, first to the pre-filter to capture large debris and then to the oil water seperator, and yes the sock...
Are you really that insecure that you have to judge someone else's abilities without having any knowledge of them, and belittling them?...
The 72' Hatteras MY is by far the NICEST and LARGEST of anything in the 70-80' range and a good seaboat. Hatteras hit a home run on the 72' and...
The depth of the V if any will account for how much rudder you need and how far foward the running gear is. You can do it with the rudder hard...
I cut my teeth on a 97' Canoe stern MY just like you're talking about. No bow thruster, 8.5' draft, steel, center rudder, and twin 250hp...
I've run 2 of them and agree, they are far and away NOT a Hatteras, Lazzara, or Princess. The interior's are very nice, and the layout's are...
Hehehe, I used to do this all of the time on a few 95-105' Browards I used to run as well as others. But on the Browards, I could walk the boat...
I held a 56' boat for an hour in 50 knot winds during a squal once on a small river in NC. Between trying to keep your relative bearing without...
Also what's you're cruise speed and rpm at cruise? I've heard the 36's pick up a lot of speed by extending the hull as they tend to ride pretty...