Horse power moves a boat. 1/10 of a gallon per hour per horse power / 2 for a turbo diesel (each). The modern fuel savings of the newer engines...
Same head, Same messed up back. When younger, I did it my self, Now near crip, I hire it out.
I would question this; Sadly, the best 2 strokes could not preform barely to tier 3 emissions. I have argued this for a while but it's a fact of...
Chevy SB 305s? Probably with a Borg Velvet Drive 71 (maybe 72). Can you see the shaft turn? Can you parallel the batteries? Does she start? The...
I assume there are 92s out there with good service results, but the 71 is certainly more forgiving, solid and without two many special needs....
If you remember our friend BamBoo, he was on top of his ship and kept his Donzi's 12v92s clean & sweet. Up & Down the east coast and then more. I...
I've often wondered about the orange cones. Maybe because of habit, the service trucks also put a cone down when they go to lunch. But what does a...
Wet divers are wet. Rarely dry enough to come on deck and red tag a breaker. We manage one boat that gets serviced on a to the hour schedule. All...
Need a Westport guys help; Is there usually a grate covering the thruster? Anti Manatee device? This has been bugging me sense this story came out.
I have made & installed a few valved manifolds (after the pump) in a few customer boats.. You can use dock water pressure to blow out each A/C...
I am a smoker. We do not smoke in our own boat. Near 15 years living on board, we still come up to the aft deck. Absolutely no smoking near a...
Great idea. I sense you have some experience here.
I think larger wheels and more HP could still work on these thin keels.
Our electronic associate swears by the Garmin Smart Pump. I have witnessed a single engine trawler where a older (original) RayMarine and a new,...
Or piercings, nose or ear distorting thingies, facial injections? Affirmative Action does not cover stupid, fashion challenged, or UGLY. I've...
Bow rider? Party deck? In use under way? How ya gonna to get up there to use them. Young uns and da ladies are going to have a time crawling...
Define replacement time? Calendar date or loosing performance? East Penn, 19" flooded batteries have last us the longest, some 7+ years. I tap...
Fly over and rent a boat there. The one time I ever did that, it was GREAT.. Other than that, you want A/C? You want potable water? Maybe ice?...
Now that looks simple and sweet. Thin steel (alloy?) keels, wheels are deep and away from the hull. Not sure what trim effect the hotz rudder...
When any of our maintained boats loose an impeller part, I find all pieces and super glue them back together to prove I reclaimed all the parts....
