They are anywhere from 2500 hours for the high horsepower ones 425hp, to over 10k hours for the naturals. They are good on fuel economy and...
Power and motoryacht has many boat tests with fuel consumption. I do a lot of deliveries 12k NM per year on many different vessels. I basically...
I would say yes, as with a 28' Bertram you will get a much greater resale with diesels. Gas engines in a few years will just be used gas engines...
I would be looking for a new job regardless. Owner's like this always push the envelope, running too fast in rough seas, things breaking because...
Yes, MTU can plug in their laptop to your engines and a graph will pop up with percentage of use at each load factor or rpm, same as CAT and MAN....
Up until recently Onan has always been considered crude in comparison to Northern Lights, they were always noisier, didn't run as smoothly, made...
I agree that the 3412's are good engines if they're not over 1200. However buying new I would skip both the 3412's and c32's (they had a lot of...
It sounds like you could have several issues going on. I would never leave the dock with a new to me vessel without topping it off before leaving...
Cold molded has many advantages over fiberglass when it comes to a sportfish. Cold molded boats raise more fish then fiberglass boats due to the...
A light load should be ok. It is a little different in a vehicle application and a yacht application. I don't think anyone would advise putting a...
While the STCW is a good course and should be taken. The USCG will not care if you do not have it if you get in trouble in foriegn waters....
It sounds as if they need a tune-up which is usually done every 500 hours or so. It includes adjusting the valves, adjusting the fuel injectors...
You do not want to put a load on a cold diesel. Diesel engines have parts made of different materials that expand at different rates. By putting...
It sounds as if the plug on the end of your shorepower cable is shorting out inside or has corrosion and is heating up and contracting causing it...
The reason the jets are not as efficient at lower speeds is because they have to be designed to achieve 2350 rpms at full throttle and the...
You can try that, I have found that Marine-Tex works well with any metal repair like that. However the tanks are over 20 years old, and I would...
I ran a '58 Hatteras YF that was in great condition. It had 350hrs since complete overhaul by a Detroit Deisel dealer. I agree that it is a...
$1450 a year sounds like a very reasonable quote on a $175,000 yacht. As a yacht ages it is somewhat common for premiums to go up because the...
Your license should state: For domestic voyages only, the holder of this license meets STCW 95 regulations without further.... That...
I have seen that boat in Key west. That is a 53' Yachtfish. The 58' yachtfish is the exact same boat as the 53' MY with the addition of the...
