You can cruise through the Bahamas without clearing if you are TRANSITING and not tieing up anywhere or taking on fuel or anything I don't think...
3800 hours is a lot, it's the AGE of things that has more of an effect. Could be getting water in the oil from the exhaust riser too, possibly,...
I'd go with the longer riggers, you can always pop out of the bow hatch if you need to.
No, it happened in NYC. I popped it out while a mate ran slowly up the Hudson on 1 engine, popped in a Jabsco we had, and continued to do the...
I had that happen years ago with a 20 kw Westerbeke, it ended up being too much head pressure because the owner never cleaned the heat exchanger....
It could but Hynautic doesn't support anything anymore and it's incredibly hard to find stuff, it is a reliable system.
I tried them back in 2008 in the early days when they came out on a set of 12v71's, pulled out into Ny harbor and port main engine was overheating...
If you use them at least annually they don't usually start leaking air. BUT they do have a tendency to leak air on a lot of motors, they're cheap...
I was on an Azimut one time with an open flybridge, came across from Bimini it was rough so running it from inside, came up on the bridge inside...
Cabo installed Veem/Federal/Michigan and Acme. Even on the same boat size, but depended on the ownership of Cabo at the time. The Veems are far...
WHY? They are made to run 24/7 and have a safety shut down for anything that could damage them. Running the gen non stop is the best thing you...
The fitting is a typical quick disconnect. The pump might also have been for oil, but usually they're used for fuel. Could have been to empty a...
Bad sensor, bad thermostat, low on coolant, dirty heat exchanger, bad oil pressure sender, loose wire on one of the shut down sensors etc. etc.
It's a priming pump, generally used to prime the entire engine if you lost prime, whether from changing fuel filters or an air leak or etc.
Interesting, here in South Florida we get mussels sometimes, but they don't stay stuck to anything, they are alive and fall off easily. I boat...
We're talking about a 5 quart oil change. Not 50 gallons! hehehehee IF the generator has a drain hose or better yet a oil pump connected to it,...
The go to with all of the sportfish guys, is to put a coat of Collinite insulator wax on it. Lightly rub on, let dry, rub off, about every 3...
It depends, oil should be changed annually. But if you're putting those kind of hours on a trip in a short period of time (a month or two etc,.),...
I don't think much grows in freshwater, so bottom paint there doesn't need to be so effective, but does have to be compatible. I haven't...
Call a CAT dealer. Gaugesavers might be able to fix the screen.
