A lot depends on the boat speed , the wave ( read wind ) speed . And of course the direction of boat relative to waves. I have been out in big...
The one I have an Amarti era Itama 42 , which later was rebadged as a 48 after the sale of the Co . It large enough to cruise the Med in the...
Blimey a lot of doom and gloom merchants on here .Take along a CAT guy and eye ball it , start em up,and run them up. Go from there . If still...
N sea U.K. to Iceland - Green land - Canada - Eastern seaboard States refuelling as and when . But it’s gonna kill the engine hrs and as others...
I have MAN 2876 Le 401 inline 6 the pre CR rated @700 Hp . I have had over the winter MAN engineers replacing the exhausts and various...
I have heard of strip downs for high copper , the main bearing shells as mentioned above and the “Chrome “ for camshaft wear .They add chrome to...
You can imagine different weights of fouling on different sides of the prop leaves when it’s docked and still . Spin that up and minute vibrations...
Unit injectors , one on each bank has a sensor to measure opening time , it’s dropping out of its parameters at that load = new injector ,with its...
Could be a leaky cap seal .Use a bit of cling film or equivalent under the cap to re seal it .If the alarm stops then you know = new cap(s)
Leave it this time around . The risks of water getting into an expensive repair position by next season far outweighs any theoretical corrosion...
That’s 360 L / h ? Which 180 “per engine “ Equates to if I understood the post Kev Cribbs post ^^^
MAN use danfoss sensors as OEM . Here , but you might find an alternative .$700 feels top heavy . Read the serial number or send a pic to theses...
Mines in Mbar 60 in this vid , stop it @ 0.6 seconds . You can change the units and Language . [MEDIA] about 3 years old , so next season I will...
What age and state are the batteries? One set may have started both engines , but then the port engine switched to its own / domestic when...
Who does follow the MAN service schedule by the “ book “ ?? In France and Italy the certified MAN agents themselves don’ t even . Assuming all...
Look carefully at the service history , that’s probably going to be the decider .How ever if equal then the intercooler debacle with CAT s are...
Here’s a useful “ rule of thumb “ re longevity your Question. Diesel engines are capable of having a long life when the power to displacement...
This power arms race throws up some alarming numbers .[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Compare the fuel burns around WOT ....crikey 199 213 L/h with the new...
They stroked the i 6 for the 700 Hp up from 610 Hp by increasing the stroke . 155 to 166 mm , because it’s got further to travel for more or less...
Sensors . Not had any fail yet .But there’s a few ( or were before my ownership) that look new none OEM .They have red Danfoss labels on .The...
