You have to call on ch 9 but yesterday they each bridge called the next one to let them know. Was pretty smooth except the last one on Tamiami...
The haul out bay was big enough, about 2’ on each side. The approach was tight because of boats being rafted upon each side and the canal is only...
Here is a time lapse of a ride up the Miami River I took yesterday morning while bringing the boat to the yard. We had a Tides seal failure on one...
wakes are really tough on lines. If you re going to tie up to a transient dock in a spot with wakes, you definitely need bigger lines.
I have a VERY good MTU / DD guy here in Miami, he rebuilt both our 16V2000s. He does surveys too
Can’t really go wrong with an old Bertie :). the 12V92s must be thirsty and not cheap to maintain though.
Expansion tanks are nice as you can check the coolant level underway.
You can search by current name or doc nr. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/foss/f?p=215:4:15213547820195:::::
you could remove a few screws in various spots and try to see how much teak is left. another material to consider is Coosa. The aft deck on my...
my knees hurt just looking at all these steps… give me a flush deck over this stair master special!
While it’s not ideal for battery health to tap into a bank, with electronics not using a lot of power, it s something I d consider to eliminate...
On the C32s, we had to upgrade the aftercoolers which was more expensive since the housing and pipes had to be upgraded too. After that, it s just...
Stick to the real stuff. Problem with non skid is that everytime someone steps on it, they track dirt… we have a teak aft deck on the boat I run...
I put about 7000 hours on a pair of 2004 3412Es and 2009 C32s. Pretty much trouble free and inexpensive service. Even replacing the C32...
about 10 years ago, I did some research for a customer who was looking at some 70-75 footers, mid 2000s or so. I got service quotes from a local...
Call a MAN dealer and check the cost of routine service like 500 and 1000 hours. Sit down before you get the costs.
why 12v LEDs? Plenty of 24v available. Having everything 24v is much better than have 12/24v thru out the boat. yes there are things that are...
Indeed a three bank 12v charger will do I have a 12v 4 bank charger on my little sailboat to charge the 48v propulsion bank.
That’s the right call. It s too early to know how far east it’s going to go. These storms coming out of the western Carib are always tricky but...
The starters will crank well but the 32v alternators will not fully charge a 36v bank. Not a big deal if you have a 36v charger on board.
