I would say the volume of water inside the hull was sufficient to over come the bouyamcy offered by the enclosed volume and gravity took control.
The early ones did hsve a nasty habit of leaking. Get them presure tested and crack tested and make a decision based upon the results.
It would appear the Owner has sufficient contacts to get this done. Surely it comes as no surprise that it can pass the US Naval blockade
That is probably not far off what she cost to build as I know what one that came a few years after her cost.
If they were to build it in Aalsmeer it would have to resemble a pencil to get to the sea from there
I get the feeling from this that an ambulance chasing Attorney is trying it on to shaft a mechanic
Dont expect to see it sailing anytime soon. I hear there are a few technical difficulties to overcome.
New MTU 4000 are also very capable of producing error vodes no one can explain.
There is or was a section of the armour belting off it just inside the mian gate last time I was there.
I know a very well known Designer co who will not supply clients for this very reason and they do not want to have any warranty issues. They are...
Mobil Delvac Super 1300 is what CATused to use in their barrels
The boat hardly ever gets a time without use. That said I am surprised the side door looks so faded, its a top hinged door and not subject to...
I sailed with a Captain that wanted us to paint the engine room with that Ezy Poxy stuff. It went on warm pipes whoite and by the next day was a...
What is the vintage of the engines? The 3306 (non pre combustion) had many changes after delivery in an attempt to get them clean burning and...
The post pre combustion engines had pencil injectors, a borescope fots down one and they do not use Glow Plugs like the pre combustion engines
40 yrs ago sitting in Bayside Marina in Miami I rebuilt a pair of CAT3304 Genset engines. Looking at the parts boxes it was like a world tour...
Where are you measuring the back pressure? If its close to the engine and before the muffler it will be the total back pressure. Try and measure...
The C and E are related to the performance criteria not the Charge Air cooling medium.
I did a Project and used 4 x Scania D16 as gensets. To say the lack of reliability and complexity of working on them has been a disappointment...
I imagine its replacement costs even more again
