They're good generators and better then the Westerbeke's and Onan's installed then. The 27kw burns about 1 gph.
I have run several boats with 12v183's. They ALL smoke on startup and this is in sunny Florida. 320 hours on 1999 engines can be very bad as...
None of the 58' Hatteras' had the flybridge glassed on from the factory. The bridge and the boat are glassed in two totally seperate buildings at...
The B model has a turbo bypass and is a beneficial addition to the motor. What the bypass does, it re-routed the turbo boost from the turbo back...
I agree, anyone with a brain can learn how to rebuild a diesel or install a liner. The systems on merchant vessels are very simple for the most...
I agree, either your dockmaster or a reputable yacht broker can set you up with a good Captain or two.
I agree the salary is light and should be at least $1k per foot per year. But that is the norm for 50 feet and over nowadays. If I decided to go...
I agree, I too am based in Fort Lauderdale and have been completely swamped with deliveries the last five years. In fact I'm leaving in a few...
I pretty much agree with everyone else on this topic. Just by reading what you wrote, I would never work for an owner like you. The whole...
I am a Captain. In my point of view, if the engineer saw an issue with how the chain is secured. I think the engineer should have modified the...
I run a 75' Hatteras MY that has a 20kw Onan and a 27kw Phazer. It has a sound shield on the Phazer that was made by an aftermarket manufacturer...
There is no requirement for a license for an owner to run the vessel recreationally. However, insurance companies are now the ones that are...
They are anywhere from 2500 hours for the high horsepower ones 425hp, to over 10k hours for the naturals. They are good on fuel economy and...
Power and motoryacht has many boat tests with fuel consumption. I do a lot of deliveries 12k NM per year on many different vessels. I basically...
I would say yes, as with a 28' Bertram you will get a much greater resale with diesels. Gas engines in a few years will just be used gas engines...
I would be looking for a new job regardless. Owner's like this always push the envelope, running too fast in rough seas, things breaking because...
Yes, MTU can plug in their laptop to your engines and a graph will pop up with percentage of use at each load factor or rpm, same as CAT and MAN....
Up until recently Onan has always been considered crude in comparison to Northern Lights, they were always noisier, didn't run as smoothly, made...
I agree that the 3412's are good engines if they're not over 1200. However buying new I would skip both the 3412's and c32's (they had a lot of...
It sounds like you could have several issues going on. I would never leave the dock with a new to me vessel without topping it off before leaving...
