Pipes are ID. Tubes are OD. A 3" pipe can be perhaps 3.5" OD based upon pipe schedule. A 1/2" tube is perhaps 3/8" ID. A 3" Thru hull system...
My most recent sea trial on the buy, owner had no idea of my intent to gut and refurbish to the gills. He ordered up a cook with a really nice...
My thought was "why bail them out"...then realized we would and likely need to, so then I went to leasing the ships from the companies and...
...the timing of seeing this thread on the heels of spending a little time surfing and studying videos of Christina-O...
Wow. Boat porn.
I've actually daydreamed about Kohala, an 85 Burger born I think as a 72. Cockpit added speed, economy, and doubled range. So even if you won't...
I think I heard about this Onan issue from an RV guy. Said it was happening for a while, and seemed to be consistent with oil addition to his...
I've heard of false-overfilled issues with Onan genny's oil level. The suggested remedy as I understand was to run with the oil below full, above...
She made headlines... https://www.the-sun.com/news/544248/saudi-prince-superyacht-capsize-sink-greece/
...if I can get that short cycle off my 5, can I extend that life for several years and push the burden to the smaller unit while also enjoying a...
I agree with the questions, worth questioning. What I'm witnessing is a short cycle that is called simply because the loop temp has climbed above...
yeah, the bulbous bow appears high and dry...
My circle is full of tips being dished out. Never ending supply. They seem to print them, and never green.
Yeah, that, too.
...also, CoolFit piping and valves are tremendous...
I do agree that two chillers are better than one, both for efficiency as well as duplicity.
I'm there as well, with my air handler tools somewhat taller than my chiller capacity. My system works fine, mostly relying on one unit running...
Here's a perspective that I've learned and am working to conquer. Many times at night or on cool days your chiller will be asked to short cycle...
Clearly there was an issue with the yacht's crew. They should have deployed many, many, many more fenders.
You see, you see, wha' ha'happened was......
