Well with a stronger crankshaft, there is no reason you couldn't turn the engine more RPM's as long as the other components are strong enough such...
In the recreational sportfishes, CAT says you can run the C18 an hour a day at 100%. Or run it at 80% load all day long (which is what everyone...
Very good information. I really wish they put the New River bridges on another VHF channel like Channel 13. Sometimes it's hard to keep up with...
How about getting a job at a company like Western Branch diesel as a mechanics helper. They're a Detroit Diesel dealer and are located outside of...
6v71N's are great engines that go 10,000+ hours. You could also go with any hatteras in that size and burn the same amount of fuel if you run it...
LOLOLOLOL. I spent a month at Western Branch in 2007 overseeing the rebuild on a 12v71. It was a HORRIBLE place to stay onboard. They seemed to...
Chances are you have 2-30amp shore cords. Well you could run part of the boat on 1 shore power cord, if you were running a light load such as no...
I too concur that you need a good surveyor. A good surveyor can take ultrasound readings of the hull thickness, which you want taken about once...
I was doing some work on the boat today, it's a KT19-M3. Single turbo I think. I've run the boat before and honestly I can't quite remember, but...
You can believe they can be condemned from one year to the next. I started managing a yacht way back that had a 3 year old Avon liferaft, well...
Yes, that is true. With Man's you have to do the maintanence every 2 years. To do it on the 1050s it runs about $26k for the pair, regardless of...
Well I can say that the C18 is a great durable engine. There is another thread on engine questions and several people have 5,000-10,000 hours on...
Last I checked Teak Decking Systems was around $130 per square foot.
What engines does it currently have? C18 would be a nice replacement for 12v71's or 12v92's Cat C18= 1015 HP Cat C30= 1500hp (not sure if this...
The CAT C-18's are a good engine, but not sure if they are best suited to a Trawler application. What engine does CAT recommend? I know that the...
Yeah, but you'd have to have a totally seperate bank of batteries and battery charger for the 24 volt bank. The 12 volt is usually achieved by...
Definately not, all of the batteries in a bank should be the same size and volts. The 8volt battery would get fried by the 2-12 volts (less cells)
According to this, it sounds like it was designed to be used in equipment because it's a V12, yet makes the same HP as the C18. So I would assume...
I would have to say that a Genset should see less wear then an engine in a sportfish if the genset is running 24/7 with a load on it. The...
That sounds right. I was told by the Pantropic Cat engine startup guy that the C30 is based on the 3412 (not the C32), and that is a...
