Should have mentioned the 17kts was at 2200 rpm out of the rated 2600.
Took 5 months but we finally splashed and brought the boat home from the yard a couple of days ago. It took a long longer than expected for a...
Update... ended up filling up the holes and installed the massive 54" x 12 recommened by bennett. The old girl got on plane on the way back from...
Update... I brought my set of spares to the prop shop and it turned out they were nibral and the right diameter. They were able to adjust the...
Talk to a good prop shop, give them the specs on your boat, engines, etc they can calculate what you need and adjust the pitch on your props if...
89 gallons tank on an an 80 footer is a joke... should be at least twice that. What kind of heads do you have? Headhunters are pretty common in...
You need to start by defining "stopped working" Do the air handlers work, do you have power on the controls? do the breakers trip? How much...
I'd be very concerned about corrosion and water intrusion. By now there should be signs but during a major storm water will find its way thru the...
Check southern charm in Tampa. They rebuild hynautic sterring and controls. They just rebuilt both helms and ram, did a great job with quick...
Your temo gauge measures coolant temp so takiing a reading on oil pan or exhaust is irrelevant. As mentioned above, measure at the temp sender...
I had never heard of them until today. Slick website, using the names of a bunch of magazine to look credible (although one could argue that most...
For most things labor rates seem to be just shy of $100 an hour in miami and ftl whether mechanical, air con, hydraulics, etc... I got really...
Exhaust hose is pretty standard and come in various diameter and length. Any half decent local supplier should have it or it can be ordered on...
Hoses don't shrink. Is the flange fiberglass? Could it have cracked leaving a piece inside the hose? You probably will have to cut some access...
Many newer boats dont have lower helms, they take a lot of space and nowadays with hardtops and quality enclosures they are not as needed as they...
What's the raw water flow? If the oil cooler is before the heat exchanger, chances are you find impeller pieces a lazy mechanic (or captain)...
I replace the 30 micron racors and Cat secondaries every 200 hours. The racors show some dirt trapped in but, knock on wood, never has an issue...
There is usually a filler hole With a plug on top of the reservoir, if not the pressure gauge could the filler hole.
I can think of many things worth spending money on before SS letters :). Sea bobs, electric foil boards and other toys ... Vinyl is cheap and...
I ve emptied the flybridge fridge a few times over the years with the johnson 70 which drew over 6'... unstabiilzed skylounge with tender and jet...
