That is a lot of hours on 435 TAs. As said above I would guess they were either run easy and well maintained or they have been rebuilt. I guess...
I have been through the canal 3 or 4 times in a 50 ft boat drawing 3 1/2 to 4 ft, last time was last year. We have to arrive at Dover Sound/north...
As an update, we went with the Stamoid. Main reason is the additional heat from dark sunbrella, and we like the look of the white. I do have...
I have been using a combination of 2 gals. warm water, OrPine conc. and a few squirts of dishwashing soap like Dawn. Never any bleach or harsh...
The flybridge cover is not the Bimini but a cover over the flybridge seating and upper helm (used when not on boat). The Bimini has held up well...
Hi. We are planning to replace several pieces of canvas (cockpit enclosure, flybridge cover etc.) on our 50 Viking Sport cruiser. We have...
I believe there was a very recent update to the fishing regulations that Capt Bill posted. I saw this on the My Out Islands web site and...
Hey Skip, it was good meeting you at Tahiti Beach off of Elbow Cay. How was the dinner at Firefly? We went on to Harbor Island, Eleuthrra,...
Capt J thanks for posting this info. I have an 11' 6" Achilles with a 30 hp Tohatsu and a Euro helm. Runs great and tops out at 32 mph. But I...
Do both engines meet their rated WOT RPMs? If I remember correctly, they should turn 2800 RPMs minumum at WOT. There should be no temp creep...
I have been doing the planning for this trip for the last year or so. Need to arrange enough time off from work and such to make it happen. But...
I think this information is inaccurate. There are no demonstrable changes obvious to the customer regarding the "North American business model"....
Hi. I have a 50 Viking SC flybridge model going on 5 seasons now. I recommend you look at the 72 flybridge model, beautiful boat with lots of...
How long it takes depends on the boat, gas or diesel, hull speed or on plane and inside versus outside. We usually run some on the inside and...
I have a 11'6" RIB with a 30hp. My Viking SC is 15' beam midship and ~13 ft at the transom. With the enigine down it is ~12'6" which is the is...
While YMMV, I have found that changing impellers on an annual basis or as required by maintenance schedules prevents impeller failures. Also...
Although I have not used him, Overtemp Marine does "dockside heat exchanger cleaning". I have spoken with the guy a few times and he seems to...
An alternative many use is to circulate Barancle Buster or Rydlyme through your heat exchangers without removing them. A recirculation setup that...
I have used Peterson fuel several times in recent years and there prices are usually best or close to. They seem to have fresh fuel and can...
Your post made me wonder as when previousy clearing in person in S FL or getting our LBO cards, I only remember seeing the Customs and Border...
