Hey Skip, it was good meeting you at Tahiti Beach off of Elbow Cay. How was the dinner at Firefly? We went on to Harbor Island, Eleuthrra,...
Capt J thanks for posting this info. I have an 11' 6" Achilles with a 30 hp Tohatsu and a Euro helm. Runs great and tops out at 32 mph. But I...
Do both engines meet their rated WOT RPMs? If I remember correctly, they should turn 2800 RPMs minumum at WOT. There should be no temp creep...
I have been doing the planning for this trip for the last year or so. Need to arrange enough time off from work and such to make it happen. But...
I think this information is inaccurate. There are no demonstrable changes obvious to the customer regarding the "North American business model"....
Hi. I have a 50 Viking SC flybridge model going on 5 seasons now. I recommend you look at the 72 flybridge model, beautiful boat with lots of...
How long it takes depends on the boat, gas or diesel, hull speed or on plane and inside versus outside. We usually run some on the inside and...
I have a 11'6" RIB with a 30hp. My Viking SC is 15' beam midship and ~13 ft at the transom. With the enigine down it is ~12'6" which is the is...
While YMMV, I have found that changing impellers on an annual basis or as required by maintenance schedules prevents impeller failures. Also...
Although I have not used him, Overtemp Marine does "dockside heat exchanger cleaning". I have spoken with the guy a few times and he seems to...
An alternative many use is to circulate Barancle Buster or Rydlyme through your heat exchangers without removing them. A recirculation setup that...
I have used Peterson fuel several times in recent years and there prices are usually best or close to. They seem to have fresh fuel and can...
Your post made me wonder as when previousy clearing in person in S FL or getting our LBO cards, I only remember seeing the Customs and Border...
As Pascal said, you need to have the customs sticker to clear back in the US. It is very easy to do on line. This is separate though from...
Hydrogen peroxide is a very weak acid and considered a good disifectant. The commercial descaling solutions are based on either phosphoric or...
The manufacturer of my boat recommends pouring hydrogen peroxide down the shower and sink drains from time to time. Flush after a one hour soak....
I think an experienced couple could “safely” run a boat up to maybe 70 or 75 ft. The challenges though are really broken into three categories,...
As I remember these engines should see around 3000+ RPMs at WOT, you dont say which 370 cummins model. At 2500 RPMs you are way off. The boat...
Since you have checked the standard stuff, and the running temps look OK, I would run the motors pretty easy (well off of standard throttle, maybe...
In our 50 ft Viking SC/Princess, we have 5 opening port holes on the port side and 4 opening ports on the starboard side. When closed propoerly...
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