In the Northeast the most common recreational boats 30-40' seem to be Silvertons, Carvers, Luhrs, and Searays (not in order)
CS, you are on point, I need to put a separate Racor on my generator like you have, Its on the "to do" list...the boat came that way, but that...
my generator is T-ed off one of the dual racors from the stbd main. when there is even a slight restriction in the filter the generator will...
it looks like a real nice boat. how about some bridge, E/R and interior pics?
WOW, that would have driven me crazy! As a buyer, I would prefer to use a certified check.
I suggest, take out the glass sliders and upgrade to a single door and bulkhead with window. I bet in the end it will be about as much work and...
RC thanks for info, I have 671 TIBs, my gears coolers are cooled by raw water, which then goes to the inter cooler, and then to the heat...
"maintained with an open check book"
Bamboo, I agree, you should be able to touch the gears. I really like to use an IR temp gun and compare and monitor temps. Its a great way to...
I agree with CaptJ regarding the Detroit Gear Temp. I have capitol gears behind a pair of DDs and they run right around 100-110 degrees. I...
nice looking boat
"We're gonna need a bigger boat", Chief Brody Amity Police Dept.
I remember RDFs being used in the 70s , the only problem was that you could be 180 off if you didn't have situational awareness or multiple...
Concur - pascal and oldfart are on point
I like standard dials for the engines. I don't like digital, I prefer a standard analogue dial. I have Furuno electronics that are a bit dated...
A 80' boat that only cost 150k to buy will still cost you as much money to properly maintain and run as a 1.5m 80' boat.... I agree with CaptJ,...
along the same lines as SeaEric, when doing repairs or refits: "might as well do this and might as well do that"
those pics are awesome I agree that sunken SF with the tower is a 38 Topaz
I think you can safely use a 30A shore power cord with a proper adapter as long as you do not use more than 30A on the boat. I often visit...
besides availability of 32V parts and systems, what are the disadvantages and advantages of 32v and 24v vs 12v?
