Steel is definately the way to go on a displacement hull or other slow moving yacht/ship. It's strength is the main reason. I worked on a steel...
Every Searay I've ever run that had a 50amp 220 volt shorepower cable coming into the boat, had all 220 volt a/c's. It would be perfectly...
I agree, a lot of owners buy a yacht because it is a status symbol, and not because they actually enjoy being on a yacht or yachting or going on a...
An undercover submarine or The Flying Duchess???? hehehehe
After running both a 2005 50' Egg harbor, and a 2006 58' Davis I am totally un-impressed with the build quality and rate it about even with an...
It depends on the boat and how hard it is to get parts. BUT Engines/Generator (each engine) 1 spare impellor set of belts secondary fuel...
Tri-lux??? Do you have zincs on the boat? I hope that every 6 months you dive in to check your zincs, if not more often. If the boat has the...
RPM does a good job rebuilding injectors. Everglades diesel in fort lauderdale behind lester's diner is good also. I would pull all of them and...
Anything above 10 is ok......but I would stay around 20-30psi. On an older boat 40 psi might make things leak.
Propellor burn. It is quite common on a sportfish that does over 30 knots at cruise. The problem is in the propellor design and also the...
Ummm, try reading the label on the side of the unit that is in your picture. It has all of the directions right on it.
I agree, I think the BVI's are nicer. However the Exumas, Bahamas are very nice especially around the Sampson Cay area.
I had run the boat prior to the rebuild for 4 years. The fuel has never had ANY water in it, not even as much as a thimble full. Hatteras with...
I concur the reliabilt injectors are not good. I had a 12v71 TI rebuilt in 2008. All 12 injectors were reliabilt. At 150 hours and 3 months one...
I have never worked on a yacht with a chilled water system that did not loose coolant water. A real bear to trace.
After seeing the pictures, that's an easy bridge to take off. It should take 2 guys 2 days to get it loose and ready to come off and a crane to...
While moorings are definately nice, marina's are nice also. I have anchored countless times and not worried about dragging anchor. Most of the...
I never go into a small or narrow channel at night. I will either slow down (gps calculates your arrival time based on speed), or anchor outside...
+1. Also an addition of Exhaust Gas Temp gauges on the engines would be a great help and you could keep them cruising with the best fuel/air/load...
I too have worked with Tess electric on a few boats and they do great work.
