How much money do you figure you'll have in her when you're finally done?
Why are the head surfaces or deck of the block so rusty? Have the head gaskets been leaking for a while? I've seen quite a few DD blocks where...
I think a sailboat might be the proper path, even a catamaran sailboat. But we need to know more info.
Sounds Nice. Keep in mind, the maintanence and dockage costs on a large sportfish, in addition to just the asking price.
I don't think that no matter what you do can ever make a boat new again once it has left the factory. However restored would be the proper...
I believe it. As Bill106 stated, they are being run at a lower rpm and load facter than normal cruise. 1600 rpm's sounds about right. I know at...
It depends on hull speed and such......a pair of 8v71's would burn 8 gph (both) at 1000 rpms. About 5 gph both at 800rpms. I ran a 58' YF with...
Many independant studies have found that drilling in Anwar would not hurt the turtles. Only the EPA found that to be the case. In 100 years we...
It's not the gas prices causing it.. It's the quantitative easing...making EVERYTHING more expensive. Seen the Euro to USD value latelty???...
Shut the water pump and the water heater breakers off, then drain it till it stops, turn the freshwater pump on, and the agitation of the water...
Yes, once a year drain the tank from the drain valve in the tank, this should help sediment from building up.
The weather is typically not very good Jan-March. You do have a weather window here and there, but typically it is rough most of the time. If...
It looks like you and Cskip are fairly close to each other.
On your Hatteras, the center tanks have a pipe plug on the top of the sending plate. Remove the sending plug on the top of the tank and measure...
Have you even seen an oil rig? A shallow water oil rig, is literally just a touch bigger than the channel markers for Government cut. You don't...
You are going to want a watermaker. Also, a y for 2-30amps to a single 50amp.
With the type of boat that you have, a single 6v71 would be your best bet if going the single route with a conventional straight shaft. However,...
How about putting a 20hp outboard on the back, then mounting a mast and sails?
At 72' you're going to have to pick your stops (sometimes short days) and make reservations. I did the entire great loop in a 75' Hatteras and it...
There is a 103' Intermarine I know of, the bunks for the crew are 5'7 and in order to roll over you have to get out of the bed turn around and get...
