The 1,000 hour service through the MAN dealer for a pair of 820's was around $16k for both engines, the 1050's were more. If I remember right.
Beautiful little boat. I ran it from Vero Beach, FL to Fort Laud, FL. Then loaded it on a freighter for Mexico. The nicest Buddy I've seen Buddy...
I was involved with a 1995 38' Buddy Davis SF that shipped to California and should be in San Diego. it's fighting lady yellow and was named...
I have a good amount of night cruising with the FLIR system. There is no way you can see anywhere near 2000 meters with it. It's good to about...
It could be done with a few bladders and the fuel it carries, but one would not be doing it at cruise speed. You'd have to run something like 7...
St. Micheal's Maryland, Baltimore MD, Hilton Head, SC, are also nice stops. My favorite area and most scenic of the ICW is from Fernandina...
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I would probably drain the aft tank first then, until you almost stop using the tabs then run the fwd tank next so it runs flatter. Try that...
What cruise speed does the boat normally cruise at? From what I've seen, SF's that cruise at 25 knots and above usually 95% of the time like the...
Try contacting Norman at Marine fire and safety in Fort Lauderdale, try Sailorman in Fort Lauderdale, possibly ebay........
I wouldn't even CONSIDER a Silverton for the type of cruising you're looking to do. I would look at a 40 Cabo. I would definately take an older...
They both do amazing work if you're into Harley's. I think Junior is a little more innovative in his designs. I wonder how much of the back and...
The curbs aren't very big, but the Marines sure as heck are! Good job IMO.
One of the boats I manage has the Mercruiser 8.1liter Horizons, the motors are 2003. They had the exhaust manifolds changed April 2007 and have...
All good info. To the OP, How do you plan on using the yacht and how much usage?
Dirty fuel filters, clogged air filters could also be a source of not achieving rpm's.
Here is the KVH coverage area maps and will show you how far you'll get each service based upon your dish size and provider: ie Direct Tv, Bell...
I was running a boat for someone that was a Volvo dealer yesterday. He told me he's been having a big problem with water getting into the drives...
I agree you don't get as thick of a coat with the foam brushes over a bristle brush from my experience, at least with varnish........ The chip...
Yeah, I've found on the MAN's that once something strange on one side blows or breaks, the same part on the other engine isn't far behind it.
