There are two companies that commonly sell descaling solutions for the marine industry, Barnacle Buster and Rydlyme. One is a phosphoric acid...
The 375 hp 3208 TAs are an E rated engine as are most high performance leisure diesels. That means they are "rated" to run at 30% of max fuel...
What Loren said. I have 435 3208TAs in my Viking SC and made a de-scaler circulation system and run de-scaler once a year, keeps the engines...
Marmot, I believe you have a typo in #1 above. From the USCG site, it should read as below: (c) When operating a vessel on a body of water...
When my boat is in FL I always close all of the thru hulls when we are not on the boat. When the boat is in Baltimore (45 minutes from home) I...
We moved up a few years ago from a 30 ft express cruiser to a 50 ft Viking SC, and I find docking the 50 ft boat easier. We bought the boat in NY...
If you are refering to Brinneling and not false Brinneling, then I would think the answer is a bearing race with a higher Brinnel hardness, since...
Since the shutoff does not work from any station, it is most likely the solenoid or the shut off actuator itself. You should check the solenoid...
A couple of thoughts to add to what Captain Ed has said. I had a Sea Ray express cruiser prior to our current 50 Viking SC. Both companies...
We have a 50 ft Viking SC and go weeks at a time in the Bahamas with my wife and 2 kids. We have had others stay with us on the boat for up to a...
Our 50 ft 40,000 lb boat came with a Delta plow as the primary anchor. Got a FX 55 Fortress as a second anchor which holds very well, and is...
Although I dont disagree with anything the previous poster said, I will try to put it in simpler or more practical terms. An E rated engine is...
The easiest way and perhaps most accurate way is to get a nice digital laser tach and put the shiny trigger stickers on each harmonic balancer and...
If you do register the boat in another state, then the 180 day rule does not strictly apply if you get a dual state registration. FL allows a...
We have recently looked into this in detail for a similar size boat. You may consider leaving your boat in the Bahamas (in the Abacos there are...
I am not an expert like some of the guys who posted, but we have taken our boat from MD to FL and back recently and are about to head from MD to...
Hi, I have an 11 year old Viking Sport Cruiser 50 flybridge which is actually made by Princess Yachts in England for Viking USA. The Viking...
When we puchased our VSC last year, I looked into this in detail for MAN, Volvo and CATS, the three engine choices in the various models we were...
Most of the engine manufacturers give, in addition to a recommended cruise RPM, a percent fuel burn for each engine rating. For E and D ratings,...
Why not use aero tubing? In formula cars the suspension components are all made from aero tubing as used on older airplane construction and there...
