I would stay far away from sunseeker and princess. Quality is not the best, access to maintanence items are a bear. The Azimut is the best of...
Every agency I know of charges the boat owner a fee to place a crewmember. They never charge the crew from what I have seen although one I know...
When I quoted that I did not realize that my text ended up in your quoted part and it was not intentional. The 92 series have a much higher...
The heads and turbo's were redone because they were worn out and needed to be rebuild. I don't know if it ever dropped a valve. The motor was...
Speaking of the devil. I personally know of a Cummins 555 that went 32,000 hours in a lobster boat without ever having anything in the short block...
I agree with NYCAP. I too wear shorts and t-shirts a lot of the times and there are sometimes instances when it is unavoidable to not get clothes...
Truck 92's were not hot rodded like the marine engines were. Especially the Johnson and Towers engines where they threw tons of boost at them and...
8-71's will last a long time between rebuilds as will the entire 71 series. But in comparison to modern 4 stroke diesels they don't hold a candle...
You made a very very wise choice. The 16v92's have a very short life between rebuilds 1,000 hours. I agree with the other person on the...
I agree, I too have played with a few Simrad units and they were definately not one of the easiest to figure out and use.
Furuno Navnet system. It is the most flexible, user friendly and capable of doing just about everything. I would use Icom VHF's and furuno for...
There are many questions to ask. Some of them would be what situation the Captain is looking for. Is he looking for a long term position? Is he...
I prefer Island engineered!
Are you sure the tank is stainless? I would be willing to bet that it is aluminum. Anyways, that being said, you may have to cut a hole in the...
I agree, fastest all around or in a sea are two totally different things. There is also a 57' Revenge called "cookie too" that boat supposedly...
The solar panel is interfering with the voltage regulator on the alternator of the Volvo. There are a few ways you can fix that. One is the...
Also, every 5 years the Halon bottle has to be removed from the vessel and hydrostatically tested. I haven't had any issues having them serviced...
It does sound like winter has something to do with the leak. It's possible that the rear main seal is shrinking during the winter and possibly...
It sounds like you need to add a considerable amount of weight. I would recommend adding weight that would be functional instead of just dead...
They're junk. I have experience with a few of them. The worst was a 14' Nautica RIB jet. It smoked like crazy, was so loud at hull speed you...
