I wonder what it means when it says inappropriate merchant mariner credentials. Hard to believe that a 97' doesn't have one life ring. Usually...
Chapmans book of piloting and seamanship
I agree with this. On faster planning boats (25+ knots I see increased speed of about 2 knots in depths less than 2-3x the draft, slower boats...
Do you know what RPM's you made at WOT with the pre-reengineered original wheels? Did they make proper RPM?
I would have ACME take care of it right away. They should cover this on their end if you gave them all of the Michigan specs.
It depends on the boat, but the ones I have run (all from the same manufacturer) had separate bow/stern thruster controls at the helm. The only...
A few yachts I've worked on, one I currently manage has engine room a/c. It won't make it 70F in there. But it will knock down the engine room...
Generally the cat 360 joystick is mounted in places solely by itself such as on the aft deck. There is no way really to isolate bow or stern...
They have a great range and hold a lot of fuel for their size. 1200 gallons I believe, The 1150HP C18's burn 85 GPH at 80%, older 1000 HP 76 GPH...
I have a lot of experience with the Cat 360 joystick on several yachts from 70-90'. It is pretty good but not the end all of all end alls. For...
on ALL of the MTU's.....starters.....alternators......coolant pumps......etc.....etc....
I had to undergo a warranty rebuild on a 2-3 year old C32 because the aftercooler leaked. I know several 2008 +/- 1 year C18's that had to have a...
This would be another great choice.
I cut my teeth running yachts that had no thrusters. Problem is, in adverse conditions, you need a mate that is GOOD that can get a bow or spring...
The Sunseeker would be my choice of the 2 as the quality is better, but quite honestly at that size I'd skip both and go to a Westport 112' or 130'.
I saw a few on the link I posted.
I'm not so worried about the impellors as much as I am worried about the rubber or nitrile pump seals.
There are others along the eastern shore. I just don't remember where they are as I've passed them but stayed at a marina for the night. A lot...
I had a set of 200 hour series 60 825HP engines in a 2006 Neptunus, the engines were dated 2003 so they sat somewhere before installation....
I don't know of ANY manufacturers that put stern thrusters in that ERA. I don't even think stern thrusters were a big thing back then......they...
