Diesel for sure. Also might be Yanmar, Deere, Perkins, Lugger, Lehman, VW, Scania or Gardner. Maybe even diesel outboards soon. Pascal raises...
You'll need to provide some information to get useful feedback... How are you going to use the boat? What are some examples of boats you like?...
Ditto on the beautiful job. Lip seals are super sensitive to shaft wear or seal damage while sliding the new seal up the shaft. Did you have...
Unintentionally my a**! That's like saying "I was going to dock and dine at Shooters but I unintentionally wound up in French Polynesia."...
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So I'll stop cringing if safety is not involved. Galley vs kitchen, for example. Then there's "passing" when one means "overtaking"...
What do you call it when you are "un-anchoring" to move the boat elsewhere? I have always used the term "weigh anchor" but lately I've been...
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It looks like you'd lose half your thrust with that cage on. Do any pleasure boats use these?
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In Maine, I'd need a drysuit and a sauna for after...
The problem with getting advice from brokers is that so many brokers don't own boats or know much about them and aren't full time cruisers and...
Too bad. That seal assembly looked pretty well built. Good luck!
You would need to decide on more about your boat use, budget, etc. and what you like that's out there in the market. For example, trying to...
It looks like Bluewater has a "commercial" seal assembly that carries a spare lip seal....
ICW chartbook by John & Leslie Kettlewell is available but I think it hasn't been updated in quite a few years. Mine is from 2012.
Join the Silverton Owners Club. Brand clubs are usually a great resource, especially for older boats. https://www.silvertonclub.com/
I had two jetskis start to squeeze between my boat and another boat I was rafting up to in a crowded anchorage. Both drivers were looking...
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I wonder if "soft start" modules on the compressors would help.