If I removed a set of 16-92's for a set of either MTU or CAT's at around 1500-1800 HP each the price of the engines alone is about $300K, plus...
Viking had a certain engine that would not fit into the engine bed without a slight bump made on the hull bottom, so they made that bump. That...
You have added ZERO to the OP's quest for information on this subject, yet you continue to post. Why do you post at all? Again you have added...
Excellent decision. Back to the regularly scheduled program: I'd pass on the shaft tubes. The majority of higher speed (over 30 knot cruise)...
Very little of surface piercing drive technology is used on bulk carriers, and a traditional shaft drive vessels in the 40-100 foot range that are...
Grim wheels go behind the prop on ship, are they widely used? Are we talking about ships here or traditional shaft drive vessels which are...
The shaft spins the water around it- and thus the propeller does not dig into water that is sitting still- it bites into water that is already...
I've got mechanical 16-92's- so no computer to tell me loads. I have no egt gauges at the helm. Top end was a touch more, and I had alot less...
What is the cup of the props now? Both cup and pitch will alter top end RPM. I dropped 2 inches of pitch this summer off my wheels from 42 to 40...
You're right - it is a tough crowd. I have a hard time believing a 20 year yard veteran working on high end boats is bemoaning a chart plotter...
My owner told me he'd fire me if I put a cell phone signal amplifier on the boat. He wants to get away- not be found- when he's on the boat....
While many manufacturers hastily put boats together, it's part of the realm of things marine. Complaining here or posting suggestions here about...
Is this really the proper place to post this? What does it have to do with Yachting? Just askin', as I did on another thread.
Is this really the proper place to post this? What does it have to do with Yachting? Just askin'.
My owner would like to move up, so larger or nearly same size trades would be considered. Price has been reduced to $649K. For full details...
After I got out of the hospital I bought a old car, as my wife's car and mine needed some work, plus I've wanted a older MB for a long long time....
Just a note with no bad intentions, but your posts will always be viewed with a jaded eye as long as you "speak" as if you are texting like a...
We are now going back over material we've already covered- the buoy and why it is relatively intact. This thread is no longer on topic really....
The difference is determined by the size of the shaft- larger shafts mean larger acceptable differences. I could not tell exactly what the talk...
I don't know what you are driving, but that's Donzi weather.... :D
