They were the 1050 hp 10 cylinder MANs that were the ones that had big issues, melting pistons and such. as for the 800's......6,000 hours +/-...
At least diesel is cheap right now. I've done the West route once. The major area I'd worry about for debris would be the Mississippi section....
I've only done the West route once, (east route 4 times) but in a 75' Hatteras MY, which was very challenging due to it's length (marina's etc.)....
My dealer insisted on pulling it up with the laptop, BUT I didn't know the exact hours, just very close. The board itself, slides right out just...
That's what happened on the MAN boat I managed. Battery switches were turned off for a few days. Port engine then showed 99999 hours when...
I'm taking a yacht to Michigan from South Florida and leaving at the end of this week. Owner wanted to do the Erie Canal route, but has decided...
THESE remarks below are precisely why I wrote what I wrote and were not directed at your comments. When a member wrote in 2 different postings...
A steel yacht can be a 100 year yacht, and is generally the strongest hull material when built properly. I didn't refute that and I said the...
You sound like the Advertisement for the TITANIC. There is NO doubt steel is a stronger material for a hull than both FRP and Aluminum when...
I like IPS in a twin engine installation and have seen 30-40% better fuel economy. They're also smoother with less vibration, steer better, no...
Hit a rock in a steel boat and you can poke a hole in it also. Steel is not impervious to having holes poked into it from running into a rock or...
You know what just happened to me on a vaccuflush around your age.....I changed the entire pump and the 90 pvc fitting on the bottom of the toilet...
I've never heard of struts cracking on Cabo's and have been around a lot of them. I think if it were a thing, you would've seen it far sooner...
You either have a duct bill in the wrong direction or an air leak at the bellows where it's not building pressure.
It's still difficult with full side decks. I was running around a new 90' MY with full side decks quite a bit and only 1 mate...…..and it was a...
Due to the size. It's very borderline being able to tie up and untie a 92' with just 1 mate in all conditions one can encounter (high wind, high...
Which leads to what I always keep saying. Should have had more crew on a vessel that size, and more crew for a trip like that.
UMMMM........What kind of problem?
Another thing that a lot of Captains/Engineers forget on the larger yachts. When the chiller HE's get dirty, the chillers pull a lot more amps...
They might not be 100% finished. They might've loaded up whatever remaining fit out materials they needed (electronics, etc. etc.) and shipped...
