OP don’t know of your inboard boating experience but my experience is that I will lose 50RPM in the summer when temps are warmer and the props and...
I firmly believe my 15 years in the trades was the greatest contributor to my success. It gives me an understanding and perspective of the...
If my memory is right the Luters bought her and had some issues that cost significant money regarding 50 hertz vs 60 electricity.
She looks very well kept. I used to dock near it when it was in Smithfield, VA.
I have a 95 54 Viking with MAN 820s and have dealt with the bouncing tachs. I also did some cruising on your model boat that was a friend of...
I am on my 95 54 Viking MY as I type and just left after a couple of days at Galati Marine (a large Viking dealer on the west coast of FL). Galati...
I to have experienced this with cold temperatures with my MAN 820s. I was told not to worry about it. I will say I don’t believe I ever saw the...
A significant amount of the cost of the “maintaining” the boat will be determined by what shape it is when you buy it and how you like to keep the...
You are looking for a torsional coupler. As the poster above said ZF may have them. Another source would be Seaboard Marine in California. One...
I have a 1000lb fully hydraulic Steelhead. It has been a vast improvement over the manual lift and rotation davit I had previously. My davit is...
I think it is a T to allow room to keep water from surging up the exhaust and into the engine.
Do you engine guys think the owner should have gone with larger displacement engines? Are those 12.9s going to be stressed pushing that boat at...
My first thought is the stock market is probably making a lot of mediocre at best companies look good over the last 18 months. I have not seen...
I think we have a way of assuming if someone has a title or says he is a tradesman the tendency is to except someone at their word and assume...
Is the intent to deceive enough to break the law? I had that same question and my thread title reflects that “scam/deception”. I think we can...
I know this has been covered but I got the attached today and they want 3X as much as the coast guard to document your vessel. The website is...
No helmet. You were/are a warrior. Did you eat the console ever? I guess the key is to make sure you land stern heavy.
It looks like some fire officials are there assessing the situation. I know a family that had a house in pompano on the miracle mile south of...
Based on what little I know of your situation if you are looking for significant increases in speed I don’t think 5 bladed propellers will get you...
My experience with switching to 5 bladed Veems from 4 bladed Michigans was a slight increase in cruise speed and a drop in top end. The 5 blades...
