I cut my teeth running yachts that had no thrusters. Problem is, in adverse conditions, you need a mate that is GOOD that can get a bow or spring...
The Sunseeker would be my choice of the 2 as the quality is better, but quite honestly at that size I'd skip both and go to a Westport 112' or 130'.
I saw a few on the link I posted.
I'm not so worried about the impellors as much as I am worried about the rubber or nitrile pump seals.
There are others along the eastern shore. I just don't remember where they are as I've passed them but stayed at a marina for the night. A lot...
I had a set of 200 hour series 60 825HP engines in a 2006 Neptunus, the engines were dated 2003 so they sat somewhere before installation....
I don't know of ANY manufacturers that put stern thrusters in that ERA. I don't even think stern thrusters were a big thing back then......they...
I use Bromine tablets, NOT chlorine tablets. Before Trac, lots of techs descaled chillers with muriatic acid which is way harsh. Trac claims...
I'm not a fan of circulating the cleaning mix through the pump either. But I've seen some A/C outfits circulate the TRAC stuff through the...
UMMM no. You will have to dive underwater and physically scrape it. Is this the intake for engine? A/c? You could try shutting the seacock,...
I ran an older 70' that had a full Beam engine room and master in the stern, but it didn't have side decks, only a very short aft deck and the...
In that case make sure they see around 2350 RPM's WOT. High EGT's (overloaded) can cause cracked heads in that area over the long term with the...
PACBLUE- do you have any experience with the blue drums yourself? They're all thick and all robust, they're designed to carry all sorts of...
What EGT's are you running?
I looked at the reveal charts on Cmaps website, unless you're fishing canyons, they should underwater mountains and such more than actual depths....
The ones I usually get are blue Plastic, and usually have had Apple juice concentrate in them. They are pretty thick. The ratchet straps don't...
I had a 2 year old pair of S60 825HP that one engine developed a leaking aftercooler (made by Garrett), boat was a 2006, they replaced both...
I have seen 3 different almost new boats with fuel pressure issues in the past few years to the point the computers were alarming. 2 different...
63-64 psi sounds low for fuel pressure, but I can't remember what Series 60s run at. I always run 10 micron fuel filters, they may get dirty...
I have been thinking the same too. I have a feeling it's due to a lot of the mega yachts aging and getting older. Perhaps a lack of training and...
