I would typically make my own speed/fuel burn chart. Since you have a mechanically injected engine with no electronic fuel consumption data...
So a get home system approach would allow you to pass dirtier than normal particles to reach the engine filters, in the hopes of making in back...
So hull speed has nothing to do with engine EFFICIENCY, right?
Maybe you meant that the hull's most efficent running point (I am assumming based on fuel burn or MPG) usually can be reached by the horsepower...
How true - unfortunately, our Industry has a culture of buyers' surveyors or seller's surveyor's, much like the Home Appraisal Industry. It is...
So what 50/54" Bertram (some???) has had the issue you are referencing - I am assuming you are making a reference to Ferretti built versus...
First, thanks for sharing real onboard experiences, it seems you have developed a system that works for your application. If your 10 micron on...
I do not have leads other than checking the many boat listings available on yacht world, but my vote would be for the 54 Bertram. Maybe less...
I am assuming the 10 micron would be shut-off when the vacuum gauge hits the 6 - 10 range, and then they would be running on the 30 micron for...
I am not sure if I follow the logic of having the finer mesh (10 micron) filter before the larger mesh (30 micron) filter on the dual Racor. You...
The No Load 3200 rpm for this diesel is at that dock in neutral, hence No Load, and is indepenedent of prop size. It just verifies throttle travel...
You will see a wide range of "theories" for setting factory props depending on the boatbuilder. They typically want to get the highest documented...
I am pretty positive that most if not all engine manufactureres will have some sort of document that specifically details what is an approved...
RESPECT to those who put their life in jeopardy for others in that big ocean out there ;)
Commercial ships sink ALL the time on a global basis, 1 - 2 per week depending on what year you are looking at. Talking about freighters,...
I can tell you the air quality in SoCal is so much better now than the period from the mid 60's to mid 80's, pretty amazing given the urban sprawl...
What's so wrong with better (cleaner) emissions? :confused:
I think the interesting part is states like California will now have near coastal emission requirements, but the ship operators do not have to...
Recreational boating typically does not have a financial upside. The best situation you can consider is to enter it from a lifestyle perspective,...
Too much shipping, too many containers, start more manufacturing in your own country. Trade should be at a 50/50 balance, if only it were so easy...
