How do you get the jet ski off of the front deck when the engine room is totally on fire probably killing the davit electricity. And, if the boat...
This is not entirely true. I ran a 58' Hatteras YF with 8v71TI's that were majored by DD and they detuned them. They had the 110 LPH injectors...
I'd go up Central America. There's a port in Costa Rica you can get fuel, Roatan in Honduras, Belize City, Isla Mujeres, then across to...
Yes, the 75' Hatteras I used to run had a large propane fire magic grill on it. It worked really well, except it didn't have a lid. We had a...
Kha Shings are usually pretty sturdily built yachts, however they are not going to win any speed contests. A friend of mine ran a 65' for years...
Generally it's best to run 1 engine off of each tank on the Hatteras. Agree 14 knots is a horrible speed. 12v92's usually burn about 90 gph at...
He sold the vessel alright, to the insurance company!
I'm very familiar with the larger Hatteras' and Detroits. You'll burn right around 15 gph for both engines at 1000rpms. I'd run the engines up...
I'd recommend stainless steel to match the stainless steel shaft, then you don't have to worry about dis-similar metals. That and some anti-sieze...
Lol, I also unloaded a yacht from that ship, granted 7 hours earlier.......interesting......
2 -8d's are very small for a boat that size, and I would expect to see at least 4, if not 6 or 8. In fact, I'm pretty sure that there has to be...
It depends on the yacht and type of yacht. I've seen built in electric and propane grills on many yachts. There are also magna's and grills like...
Peter is a nice guy, I have done business with him for years, I was at his office talking to him today actually.
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Caterpillar should have a maintanence guide on their website and will list everything including the rebuild schedule. I think the 600hp 3406's...
Also, DD sells a little bottle of test strips for the DD red coolant additive, get those to verify your concentration......obviously after running...
Well, they say that a fool and his money are soon departed......
This is true and I'd have no problems or qualms with servicing MAN's by the hours instead of every 2 years when it comes to certain things such as...
At the Miami Show they do do seatrials at the Omni hotel location. Cummins Mercruiser Diesel among others do seatrials with or for just about...
71 series..........will usually go 5,000 hours or more......The 92's not so much.......DD's are much cheaper to maintain, filters, injectors,...
