Not all stainless on board is non magnetic, but the magnet is a good test to check the quality that the builder is passing off as stainless. My...
Great, just great :( Time to overhaul Surface Warship Captain school, no excuses.
Any before pictures?
$1.5B USD since 2014 to the Ukraine, not exactly lack of resolve:...
The Russian Navy has a long history of engaging the US Navy in theses so called pissing contests, including fly overs with their jets and near...
The 28gpm would be at the rated speed (42-55psi). The flow rate would vary by rpm, don't know what the output is at low idle (5psi).
Here's a Lube Oil Section for a DD 4-71TI rated 325bhp @ 2600rpm: [ATTACH]
A Westport sounds like a great fit for your purposes, enjoy the process :)
Premium builder with outstanding references will help alleviate risk as well as proven Series production builder with all the bugs worked out and...
The Aero Industry is a difficult comparison for the Yacht industry. They are much more regulated, much more definition on what can be used and...
I am not sure how you can really separate Custom/Production by builder because the builders with proven reputations pick their product and stay...
Too funny :)
As far as order of precedence goes, you should have 100% confidence in your Fuel Rack settings and Tachometer readings before your start propeller...
Maybe they should have sailed across???
I would be concerned with that "tall number". The Fuel Rack on the Governors for the 6-71 Detroit's would be set at 200rpm over rated rpm, so a...
As far as the diamond upholstery goes, it looks like a pain in the a— to keep clean, too many nooks and crannies to take care of. An over designed...
A repair like you propose makes the resale value drop to almost nothing. That may or may not matter for your circumstances, but something to...
Real nice clean look, well done on the repower with impressive results. 30 knots cruise at 78% is "the dream" for the under 50' SF crowd :)
Running hull #1’s and being involved in the prototype decision making, engineering and trade offs are two different things, Add customer input to...
The link did not work. Pyrometers on DD’s will allow you to monitor their health, any changes will be noticeable. I would ditch your props and...
