The 50' Yes, the 54' no
It is indeed possible to do 9 knots on a larger boat with less horsepower, if it is a displacement hull. I once worked on a 97' Steel motoryacht...
It was a brand new boat on a seatrial for a potential buyer. The salesman allowed the potential buyers Captain to run the boat. The potential...
Usually low flow, but also can have higher product PPM as well......
Both the Hatteras and Viking are good choices........A lot of it depends on styling too, they are both very different looking...
If you run them at 1000 rpm's you'll burn less than 15 gph total including genset at probably 9-10 knots, then every 4-6hrs you have to run them...
I'd be surprised if it made it down the river in any case. But they did install a bow thruster I believe on it......
I ran a 2004 or 2005 54' Hatteras, It has C30's and burned 120's gph at 32 or 33 knots with a full tuna tower. This boat has a great ride and...
That is true.....I generally flush the watermaker right after the tank is full, then add the bleach to the tank. But I don't think 1 drop per...
The motor in question is a Chrysler 440cu in marine application. I have a feeling the transmission slipped allowing for a much higher rpm, or...
From what I understand, Volvo set them up in the beginning with the seawater strainer after the raw water pump. Then in later years switched it...
Have you called your local marine Caterpillar dealer and asked them? I'm sure they'll confirm what everyone else is saying on here.
A drop of bleach per gallon of water works.
I'm glad to hear it worked out for you, unfortunately after a lot of frustration.
Not always, there is a third failure, over-revving an engine will snap a connecting rod. If the transmission (v-drive) came out of gear and the...
They're supposed to run this hot from what I've seen and I ran many sets when new. I'd usually see 196-198 degrees on the CAT...
I would say that where you're at is fine. I see mostly 350-450 ppm on a lot of watermakers, some get done into the 200's.
That sounds like a simple cable adjustment on the starboard shifter cables.
I agree with Kiwi it's about 50m. Well part of it is maintanence and crew required to actually run the boat as well as the tenders. But a...
I was thinking more along the lines of one of these, but the specs look good on that one also http://carolinaskiff.com/dlv.html
