Try measuring it when the motor is still 140F from last night, hence the gauge and no need to keep taking the cap off on a multiday delivery....
Look at the pictures. The engine room ceiling is 2" (51mm)above the heat exchanger cap, you're not getting a stick in there. This is very common...
The mid 90's-2006 54' Hatteras is an animal. It is an excellent riding sea boat and build quality and fast. I ran one (a 2004) with a tower a...
Well, IF you happen to look at the pictures posted. The heat exchanger cap is 2" from the engine room ceiling. So the gauges make life a whole...
The tanks are aluminum on a 1988 54' Bertram. 2 in the front of the engine room in a good location (high above bilge water and not near ER...
Rotted decks will be your main concern. Check foredeck, FB deck, cockpit decks for structural integrity and no water. Rotted fuel tanks is...
Yes Snug, but allow for a teeny bit of wiggle.......
Floating dock? Tie tight, the dock floats with the boat and you don't get a lot of force on the lines 3/4" lines would be fine for darn near...
What are you using them for? If for a Hurricane, it's a toss up, double braid is a good bit stronger to the diameter and doesn't get stiff as...
LOL.
It's a resume of experience. When I comment on something, I have direct experience, not what I heard another Captain tell me, not what some guy...
Yes, I've mentioned that Sunseeker has had issues with gelcoat cracking in the past. The flaws Sunseeker has a very minor compared to the ones on...
Practice what you preach. A Riva is NOT a Ferretti or Princess either. Chest thumping? About what? displaying the truth of what I have come across?
The boat most likely has a severe list to start with. Is the hose connecting port and starboard tank closed?
Have you looked at the drive oil, Drive could be full of water and need a rebuild. Solenoid for forward gear could be bad. Call a Volvo dealer as...
Riva Flybridges draft is so excessive it excludes it from Florida, Bahamas, and a lot of the Carribbean in use. As for San Lorenzo, you...
Sunseeker is better than both. I'd go Sunseeker then a toss up between Feretti and Princess. Princess seems to be really popular but they're not...
You can be on the water in 5 minutes in one of those center consoles simply by lowering the lift and starting the motors. Taking out a 3...
Yacht's need A LOT more BTUs of air conditioning, then you have items like water makers, stabilizers running while anchored, stewardesses running...
True.