You just can't help yourself, can you?
I give up. Go along your merry way, and I will just cue up a song by the Spin Doctors that just came to mind .... Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong. Oh...
I may be misinformed about chrome in the oil analysis being a telltale for the camshaft issues, I will have to go back and ask the mechanic that...
My first thought is whomever wrote the listing got the numbers wrong.
High chrome can come from camshafts, the lobes. And piston rings.
The motors were not fitted with drain plugs. And, the coolers were changed ONLY because of oil analysis.
In response to your first statement: Yes, I have had an engine rebuilt due to oil analysis alone. We had an engine that was showing high copper....
It looks like the UHMWPE is used as the snubber, and is then shackled to the pendant. I would use a 3 strand nylon pendant with the snubber....
Much of this has been discussed previously in a pretty informative thread: https://www.yachtforums.com/threads/passenger-yacht-code.23476/
Just curious to know if you have spent any time in commercial work? The more *genteel* clients might not agree with your broad brush assertion
"Many will feel you might be too much of a sea dog for their family boat" ... Ummm what?
Running the rivers and ICW poses a unique challenge, which is the availability of AIS data to whatever device you choose to use. I use an iPad...
But the ride quality at 12 to 13 kts might be a lot better than on plane. For some people they are not driven by the economics or efficiencies...
I actually quite enjoyed the geography lesson ... hope you learned something
Something like, "You can't get theah from heah"?
Great advice, the "bible" is Chapman's Piloting, Seamanship and Small Boat Handling... but there are plenty of other books like it. Tons of...
That 3M material looks great! Checking out the youtube videos now to see how much of a pain it could be to apply in a professional attractive manner
Let's just say that what was a pleasant conversation, with exchange of ideas and information, has been turned into a debate. And I don't come here...
@mapism that you would characterize this exchange as a “debate” speaks volumes. Something you might want to think about when you are pondering...
Those EGT numbers match what I recall seeing from the same motors, the EGT numbers from the MMDS are taken before the turbo. Using the aviation...
