Establishing a history is also of great value with oil sample analysis. It allows you to detect when something changes and starts wearing. I...
Spot on Henning, you have made that trip more than a few times obviously! I would try to keep the runs less than 200nm. per day which should be...
Agreed, without a charging source a group 31 AGM will only last about 3 hours at a 25A load but he did say the boat was normally on shore power or...
An additional battery on the bridge isn't all that bad an idea, if for no other reason than backup emergency power for communication as required...
The preloaded pressure in the system is there to force fliud into the "feed" port on the helm(s) and keep air from being fed into either port or...
Unless it is a power steering system, most manufacturers spec a SAE-100R1hydraulic hose. Hynautic systems usually use a 950psi relief valve so you...
It constantly amazes me that builders don't plan for maintenance that they KNOW will eventually have to be performed! Must be either a case "it's...
That is done, and there are forward looking units that do a decent job especially in the ditch BUT, (and it's a big one!) it takes someone paying...
Haven't used the new DFF3, but have used the BBF3's with the R199 2 KW in-hull ducers with great success. You have to be careful of placement, but...
I have done three shaft tube installations of late and while I can't quite validate the 10% claims, 5% has been closer to our "reality". The...
Hot Rod, I just jumped to the end of this thread and may have missed things but I thought I'd add a little info. I have done several installs...
Just figured out how to load pictures, here are a couple to illustrate what I meant by combining cold molded with bagging and composites. The...
Thanks guys, I assume (and I know what that can stand for!) Carl "permitted" me by not deleteing (yet?). Thanks Carl!!! I do believe the speeds...
Gentlemen, please forgive me for chiming in to this discussion. Carl has graciously allowed me to remain on this forum and I have become more...
With the admin's kind permission, I would like to report on three cold-moulded hulls (over 60') built with a layer of 1200 Kevlar/E-glass hybrid...
delam??? As a professional yacht builder (actually a minor league competitor of Bertrams) with a lot of experience in cored composite...
.jpg&contenttype=jpeg "Click for Abeking")