Somebody tried that with a boat built up in Maine back in the 70's. It sunk on it's first trip.
For EGT usually a NPT fitting welded into exhaust riser after the turbo and before the water injection for a thermocouple probe. Engine Mfg will...
I was Chief Engineer/Project Manager on quite a few new builds and more re-fits and Captain transitions than I can count, usually on boats in the...
Exactly. I'm not into stealing props when I can get Sheriff/U.S. Marshall's to pop a lien/sticker on the boat.
Pretty hard for a diver to pull the props on a 120'er, when you need hydraulic equipment to loosen the nuts, and a fork lift to move the prop, LOL
10 Guests and a VERY high maintenance (Glass and mirror) interior, and how many stewardesses? All exterior glass that needs to be washed and...
Any recommendations on a maritime lawyer in the Ft Lauderdale area for placing a lien/seizure on a vessel? One of my (now ex) clients owes me a...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/MTU-8V2000-series-by-Detroit-Diesel-815-HP-J-T-Marine-Diesel/252834339019?hash=item3ade19d8cb:g:wf0AAOSwsW9Y2qtw
Interesting. A few years ago I had a line on a boat that was in dry storage there, the deal fell thru, so I had no reason to keep track of the...
It opened after I left Maryland, so I've never been there, but Hinckley Yachts has a service yard in Oxford Maryland.
I was made aware of them and learned the basics when I went to engineering school in early 80's. Was only on a boat (freighter) for a short period...
I was the Engineer on her sistership, Lone Ranger, for an Atlantic crossing years ago. She was a tug to yacht conversion too. At the time she was...
A lot of the local burn, salvage and repo boats end up at a salvage/storage yard on the Miami River. He's tied in with the police/fire/US...
If / when I'm dock bound I like to give them a quick run every few weeks or at least once a month. As much to circulate some oil on the bearings...
That extra beam may not look as sleek, but sure would give a lot more interior room. But, but, those Cat 3196's are enough to scare most people...
He's pretty good, covers a lot of info. The set up of flaking and heaving was good and is pretty standard. But from the time of heaving to full...
Yeah, I got 20-30 min or so into watching that, couldn't take anymore. Disaster boat, inexperienced crew, kids on board, heading to one of the...
Pussies! LOL The smaller boat we sold had 400' 0f 5/8" stud link chain on each side. Oh, and 350' of 100 amp, 3 phase, 5 conductor shore pwr...
It's the wrong kind of anchor, it doesn't weigh enough or weighs to much, not using the right scope and your dragging your chain across the...
I only collect two types of mags, AR-15 and Beretta, lol
