Sportfish do use under water exhaust but they exit under the stern not amidship. Jim smith wasn't the only innovative builder of his day. My...
Actually opposite is true. The hull directly behind wheels and rudder is extended to prevent cavitation pitting at high speeds. Laminar flow...
Must have small bypass otherwise she'll shake at idle if exhausted underwater ANYWHERE on the vessel. Underwater exhaust is an upgrade for...
That's where mine are on my sportfish and where are the exhaust ports on the stern? Recessed tabs are directly behind the wheels, not far to port...
I'm thinking that is the underwater exhaust.
Diesel motors do not like being over loaded. 100 rpm raises flags. 500+ is huge. The pistons, crank, bearings are under much higher stress with...
Running diesels that over loaded is not good at all. I smell problems cooking
The owners of these boats won't likely be out in rough conditions but the crew will be when they're trying to move the boat to meet the schedule.
Glass can be very strong if loaded properly. It doesn't like concentrated shock loads, ie impacts from hard objects.
That's funny. Name came from my teammates in basketball. They're blk and I'm white, hence the name. They were good I wasn't I'm not familiar with...
As an engineer who's company happens to install all our own glazing in my properties and graduated from UF post Andrew. I'm very familiar with...
I wouldn't own a boat with them unless they have metal covers like traditional portholes. To much to lose for to little gain.
J what are your concerns with Rotella? We use it in most all our diesels motors( over 15). We use synthetic blend at 250hrs religiously. Just...
Yes same package as c32 with additional turbo. The 2025 is same dimensions as current, drop in ready. The 2200 and 2400 are dimensionally larger...
Mine was built in 14 owned for 3 years. Neighbors was a 10 owned for at least 5 years. This is not my inability to handle a vessel. This is...
How many hours do you have breaking free stuck blowers, bad turbos, bad pulley tensioner, replacing belts ect ect. I'll take a bow and stern...
You couldn't be more wrong. OP will struggle to maneuver ips boat when in strong current, when close to bulkheads or shallow water. Put over 1k...
Thx Bill I'll speak to them about my options.
Question Bill106 I'm getting a Carolina boat built now, I thought a proper wet sand and thorough polish was best paint job until your post. Yard...
I believe we should all work until as late in life as possible, of course part time, it gives our body a reason to keep going. Known to many...