Tell me about it. I've been dealing with a handful of new European boats in the past year and most have MAN's. All of the Man's have a blue...
Furthest I've been on the bank side is Cave and Musha Cay, then it gets very skinny South of that. I've cut through Galliot cut several times....
Honestly, I would highly consider plumbing the second pump in and having a DC pump. Run the day tanks out of fuel and Lose generators and no fuel...
Was the starboard engine ever overheated? Are they using the Texaco long life antifreeze that is spec'd by MAN?
Pascal- yes the area West of Shroud is exactly the area I was talking about. There is another similar issue like that on the bank side, West of...
I just did the Exumas on a new boat with the Simrads mentioned, and I bought a Navionics+ chip for Central and South America which includes the...
At cruise 680 HP engines should burn around 20-22 GPH.
The panel will come out. I am not familiar with that panel, but usually they are simply velcro'd in or screwed. There is access, you just have...
If you're running 30 microns in the racors it's most definitely clogged secondary fuel filters. Since the switch from High sulfar offroad diesel...
Yes, it's K2R dry cleaning stuff. Shake the can, spray it on the deck and let it dry 15 minutes, brush it off...…....
On a 50' the side walkway would generally be too narrow to retrofit one if the builder didn't make the side walkway wide enough with one in mind....
I would take the entire posts off, clean everything thoroughly, rebuild or replace them, before putting them back.
A backing plate would also be a good idea if you could get it to seat correctly in addition to what clean slate said.
Neither of those boats mentioned would I want to live aboard for any time. A Hatteras 60 MY, would be ideal in that size range. Quality boat,...
The longest I've lived aboard was 60 days. But several things I find crucial. The shower and head, size of holding tank, comfort of the...
70' Johnson MY
It should help. What I think might be happening is that both chillers are coming online at the very same time causing the voltage drop. Check...
What's fuel pressure at cruise on each motor?
Check out Maritimo. They're a good compromise between SF and FBMY.
He made A LOT of mods for 92's. He even has a patent on changing the valve geometry and several other items. The custom SF from that era had...
