my bad - when I saw 65 and 72 I thought he was referencing year model. I saw “early builds” then 65 and 72 so read it wrong.
The OP must be asking about Donzi speedboats ? The Sportfish line was started by Donzi in the mid 80’s I believe the molds were sold to Roscioli...
There is a good hand grab already that runs the length of the salon windows. I also installed additional hand grabs on the front corners of the...
My 54' Sportfish had Rupp triple spreader outriggers on it when I bought it back in 2012. I moved the boat to Alaska and took the riggers off as...
If you have trouble getting the gear off, any basic machine shop should be able to easily press the gear off then press the new one on. Even a...
I did ZF controls and am very happy with them. But it wasn't a retrofit to mechanical engines. Not sure if they offer that. I also did the ZF...
My 9kw NL uses a Lugger diesel. It takes 4 qts. of oil on a change. Yes, I'm plumbed to a Reverso pump. It takes me about 30 mins to change the...
Do you stretch your recommended oil change interval on your gen by using synthetic oil? My NL 9kw and 20kw gens call for changes every 200 hours....
Glad you got it working. I replaced pumps, seals, duck bills, etc. a number of times on my VF system before I gave up on it. Still recommend you a...
Safe travels! I have several friends looking for property in/around TN. I understand that area is growing rapidly. Enjoy the new adventures.
IMHO as a 38 year veteran of the commercial marine industry, I don’t wire anything without using marine grade heat shrink terminals. The marine...
Nice videos! How many total miles will your trip be and how many days to do it in? Did you pre-plan each day and where to stop for the night or...
And most of the thruster manufacturer websites have sizing charts. I would err to the larger size range they offer for your boat or even up one size.
I guess I’m the odd man out here because I think a bow thruster is fantastic. I added one to my 54’ and after not having it for awhile and now...
ha! Three women, two with long hair. But seasoned boaters and I’ve trained them over the years
I agree. One of the best mods I made on my boat was to rip out the entire vacuum-flush system and install the self-contained Raritan macerator...
Thanks for sharing your info and lessons learned so others can hopefully avoid similar challenges. Whereas nothing is foolproof, having had both...
As Pascal mentioned, the little window you refer to is the tattle tell where you typically get water dripping when the pump is beginning to need...
Maybe a privately owned, smaller builder would take BC if the owner likes to gamble/ No corporate entity is going to and certainly nobody with any...
I explored this extensively when I bought my boat and moved it to Alaska. You are correct, reverse cycle won't do what you need and doesn't work...
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