As your 80 ft yacht approaches the dock at a sedate 4-5 kts, there are 30 guests waiting to board and watching intently as you approach, some...
I would think for safety reasons, an auto shut down of main engines is not advisable, restricts emergency maneuvers etc.
One must never forget the one of the prime moves of Government is to show "leadership", usually transforms to adding regulation to protect the...
Hope this does not get me in trouble..... Perhaps it's the heightened male side of the female that makes some of them good Captains, same as...
Speed and surfing are the killers in that situation, you need to let the following sea get under and past the hull, vessels with broad transoms do...
Depending on you engine and cooling system set up, you may find that the salt water cooling actually drains down below the level of the zincs on...
I was informed years ago by Chevron Canada that the diesel bug grows in the water content of the fuel and in hotter climates specially where the...
Another great idea for the Government to raise taxes, a carbon tax introduced to "encourage" (punish) lower emissions, yet, the money seems to go...
When you see afew black suv's coming up to your location, do not be surprised contemplated acts of terrorism are dealt with promptly these days.:D
Bus Joke A lady about 8 months pregnant got on a bus. She noticed the man opposite her was smiling at her. She immediately moved to another seat....
On my 43 Hatteras it is under the aft s/r bed just ahead of the rudder gear. Worst of all it has gone sideways...
I ended up installing a 30 gallon day tk to feed my gensets, the new sets just don't have the strong enough fuel pumps to lift when the main tks...
I suggest you get some clear plastic fuel hose , from the fuel pump to the injector pump, see if you are getting clean, air free fuel to the inj....
I would join boat diesel , get the ser #'s etc and post the questions, also, be sure to check if that series had cylinder head bolt problems...
When I upgraded and replaced the original gensets 2x20kw, I ran into the same issue, discovered that the new genset fuel pumps were not as strong...
Before people jump on the global warming issue please look at history first.
Canada has gone to 30 meters for mandatory traffic participation, however, lots of other regs still have a breakpoint of 20 meters.
whatever works is what counts, if I did again I would request it be done from the inside, it also gives you a good look at all different areas of...
So, he is buying a Yacht in Oman and registering it in the US ?
When I had mine audio gauged, the technician said he got inaccurate readings from the outside due to the bottom paint and the barrier coat, he got...
