The C18 is an excellent motor, very very reliable, provided you replace the aftercooler every 6 years.......probably less expensive to maintain...
It's a displacement hull so only does 12 knots no matter how much power you give it. Trust me, the one I ran had 1400hp MAN's I think, and I...
Don't make any sparks :D
I ran a then new, 30 ish meter benetti (98'), but it had MAN's and was probably a 2017. It seemed to have adequate power but was more HP. I'd...
Nope, granite counter tops were unheard of in your day......formica then corian.....then granite came much later.
Princess should have them on PDF. Try calling the Viking Service Center in Palm Beach if you can't get a response out of Princess N. America, but...
What does me being out on one or out on one at sea have to do with anything? How does it have relevance to anything being discussed at all???...
This is the problem when a Yacht "builder or manufacturer" isn't really a builder or manufacturer and sub-contracts the entire build process to a...
You should highly consider taking some pitch out of your propellers or switching to propellers with less pitch to achieve WOT rpm's. It's very...
Yes, I think it should run about 2 knots slower than the Ocean test numbers. Most Ocean's did after their first year. A lot of people don't...
This situation looks more like operator error. Both motors shut off.......could be fuel........could also be fire system shut down, but they're...
IF it happens, I'm sure there will be some vendors from various countries and their employees. I'm sure there will be some foriegn buyers/lookers...
All of the newer brands to the market are the ones that are better than the previous ones.........BUT, then 10 years later after they've been in...
They do make bigger ones now with the similar plastic end. Look on their website at the series 6 and series 7. I've seen them go 10 years or...
The problem isn't the rules. It's people from all over the world/country bumping elbows with you. Then someone has it, they spread it to 4...
Coastal Kitchen is an amazing restaurant. Their shrimp and grits there is to die for. That marina/inlet is one of my go to inlets, easy in/out,...
NO. See Capt Ralph's post for more details. Stick with Dometic.
Get a job as a mate on some of these day charter boats. You'll build sea time and see what happens behind the scenes. Then you'll come to the...
The pool pumps just don't last....... I ran one boat that had them.......6-9 months......and done. I don't think they do well with the cycling on...
PEX is the TYPE of plumbing. PEX is Cross-linked Polyethylene Chemistry Plastics. Most of those were/are brands of PEX tubing and fittings....
