Pacblue- yes, just like the luxury tax did to the yachting industry. Or ethanol did to millions of boat/yacht owners in the first 5 years when it...
No fuel docks are going to be stocking DEF fluid for a very long time. The demand just isn't there. SO for a SF going to the far Bahamas to fish...
What year boat? I think you hooked it to the freshwater spicket in the cockpit and opened the valve if I remember correctly, but depends on year.
OK, so you and pacblue, HOW DO YOU PLAN ON REFILLING THE DEF TANK????????? Have either you or Pacblue thought of that on a sub 150' yacht that...
What setup do you have now? T the fuel supply line with a shut off on the inlet and outlet of each racor would be the easiest. Or, exchange what...
Many of the larger yachts and yachts in your size range will run 1000 rpms for extended periods of time for 6+ hours and then run at cruise for 30...
Do you not realize all of the big Euro builders in this size have the exact same issues? Kind of hard to scrap a design you dumped $18 million...
Tell that to Viking Yachts who is laying off 300 employees because of it. Another U.S. builder I know of is exiting the 90' + arena also as will...
Sounds like an issue with the connection of your nuetrals, possibly. Check electrical output connections on generator and at the panel.
Builders were hoping that enough advancements would be made by the engine manufacturers that would've resolved the issue. Viking states $500,000...
More or less. Pitch is measured in inches in USA. In a perfect world with no propeller slip, a propeller with 32" of pitch would move the vessel...
Find the tank and follow the hoses. Your boat is only 34' so shouldn't be too difficult or far from the tank. A lot of boats don't have a...
The converters look to be about 1/2 the size of the engine, the other issue is much like a Catalytic converter on a car, they get very hot....
Cabo 40/41'
Here's an article on it. But anything over 80' is going to need to meet Tier III emissions. This is going to be a huge problem as they're going...
First off I would start by chartering a few yachts and checking out the Bahamas and Carribbean first. Everyone thinks it's so romantic to do a...
The Pacific Mariner brand was produced by the owners son of Westport at the time and features the same quality as found in Westport generally. I...
A lot of the Euro boats use a thin rubbery matting first that is loose laid, it sort of resembles dynamat. I do not know who makes it, but their...
I believe it's either or. Either the boats normal Captain OR the first officer stay, probably depending on the insurance and/or owners preferences.
THE OP IS NOT WITHIN ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS AND STATES THAT IN HIS INITIAL POST. He states that he is seeing 2315 rpms and his engines are 2350...
