I owned a Tiara 39' with IPS and took it all through the Bahamas all the time. Much of what the naysayers worried about like ripping a POD off,...
I just finished the 1000hr on my MAN 1550's. It was about $17k and that included gear coolers and fixing a broken exhaust manifold bolt. I...
Both neighbors have C32's and have had to replace the after coolers at a cost of $30-35K. On my C12 boat I had the after coolers replaced under...
There is a tape the sand blasters use that HAS to cover the back and gasket surface. Also, if the cover gets too hot during blasting or they don’t...
If I could have done anything I would have done chrome the way they came. Second choice was gloss white but that was very hard to do and looked...
I've been on a couple of MAN boats that had a gold package meaning the valve covers had some kind of gold plating. Much more sensitive than...
There is decent room on that side.. Probably nice to pick up a little more room in between the engines. My tech had a reason why he wasn't a fan...
Compared to other MAN boats I've been in my covers were in decent shape for plated ones. I don't think the venting had any impact based on the...
The motors are 2006 CR1550 with about 970hrs when I did them last spring. The outboard ones were the worst. Picture of the outboard side now....
It's a Viking 56. Really good working room. Blue wrinkle would work great. The keys I learned are to not let the inside of the cover get...
A bit of follow on from the valve covers. Full detail in the engine room after the 1000hr service. I had two years on the heat exchanges and 4...
My MAN tech is on the boat today and I asked him about it. Pretty much confirmed what is in the OP but didn't say there is clarity of having the...
Not that many hours per year. Maybe 100 or so per year and almost all of it at 1850 rpm I had scoped the AC’s about 2 years ago and delayed the...
They are $225-275 each depending on if they have the oil fill/breather. Gaskets are about $12 each. The prep for chrome is very difficult and...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I've always used Mobil 1 or T6 Syn in my MAN CR1550's. Pulled them apart for a major today. 5 years on the after coolers an...
I just saw this. I redid my MAN covers and looked at all options. To have them rechromed correctly is very costly. I looked at wheel shops, guys...
Correct. There are still some gymnastics involved to replace it. $800-1000 and 5 days with Max
Yep, that's where I'll go. I think it's just the back up battery because it's defaulting to metric as opposed to imperial. I just do a reset and...
I was just going to put a unit in the cockpit and run the 6” tubes into the engine room. I don’t even know if the tech cares. Thanks for the...
A passing thought. I've getting ready to have a major service done on my sport fish. Has anyone used the 14-20btu portable AC's with tubes and...
