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...
The ordinary filter takes out debris before hitting the oil/water seperator so that the oil/water seperator doesn't get clogged with debris...
I usually do oil changes by every year.....or recommended hours by the manufacturer, whichever comes first.
I run all of my management boats every 2 weeks up to operating temp at the dock and it definately helps and I haven't had any issues from internal...
Chartering will help you figure out what type of usage you like doing and what type of yacht as well as what you want in a yacht. It will also...
I've run many different yachts with various diesels for around 2500 days of seatime. I've had 2 engines have major issues/failures and require a...
What horsepower CAT 3208's? Are they 375hp or 425hp? The 375's have a much better reputation for longevity. 3121 hours is starting to get up...
Well, the dealer down here had no history with the boat. It only smoked from either 1000 or 1200 rpm's up.......By the time the owner closed on...
