Yeah I am aware of possible burned outlets and aging breakers. I m staying on gen tonight, not getting up every two hours to reset the breakers...
Background. Lazzara 116 with 2005 vintage Atlas ShorPower system. Whatever you throw at it… single or three phase, 208,240,480, 50 or 60hz, it...
And with an overflow bottle, you can check coolant level underway with a quick glance. It’s a no brainer.
actually I did that when I repowered my old 53. 12 volts engines and 24 bolts house system. Works very well. I have a single 8D for each engine...
In all fairness unless you can pin these issues to poor installations, they have nothing to do with the boat manufacturer. that said, warranty...
You have to call on ch 9 but yesterday they each bridge called the next one to let them know. Was pretty smooth except the last one on Tamiami...
The haul out bay was big enough, about 2’ on each side. The approach was tight because of boats being rafted upon each side and the canal is only...
Here is a time lapse of a ride up the Miami River I took yesterday morning while bringing the boat to the yard. We had a Tides seal failure on one...
wakes are really tough on lines. If you re going to tie up to a transient dock in a spot with wakes, you definitely need bigger lines.
I have a VERY good MTU / DD guy here in Miami, he rebuilt both our 16V2000s. He does surveys too
Can’t really go wrong with an old Bertie :). the 12V92s must be thirsty and not cheap to maintain though.
Expansion tanks are nice as you can check the coolant level underway.
You can search by current name or doc nr. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/foss/f?p=215:4:15213547820195:::::
you could remove a few screws in various spots and try to see how much teak is left. another material to consider is Coosa. The aft deck on my...
my knees hurt just looking at all these steps… give me a flush deck over this stair master special!
While it’s not ideal for battery health to tap into a bank, with electronics not using a lot of power, it s something I d consider to eliminate...
On the C32s, we had to upgrade the aftercoolers which was more expensive since the housing and pipes had to be upgraded too. After that, it s just...
Stick to the real stuff. Problem with non skid is that everytime someone steps on it, they track dirt… we have a teak aft deck on the boat I run...
I put about 7000 hours on a pair of 2004 3412Es and 2009 C32s. Pretty much trouble free and inexpensive service. Even replacing the C32...
about 10 years ago, I did some research for a customer who was looking at some 70-75 footers, mid 2000s or so. I got service quotes from a local...