Because they do not. I mean, yeah, they do cost a lot to boaters, because they fall - hook, line and sinker - for all the hype that VP managed to...
Many thanks, good to know. My understanding is that MAN ship the engines to their distributors and/or builders already painted. So, I don't think...
I can't see any colour name or code in your photo. Can you (or anyone else of course) be more specific? I'm assuming you are talking of white...
It would be funny if they would, at manufacturing level. Industrial paint booths are not only better, but ultimately also more efficient (hence...
I visited Halifax about 15 years ago, and I took the following photos of a couple of boats that grabbed my attention. I guess the first one was...
I very much doubt that anyone will be able to confirm you some specific dates defining the border between the good, the bad and the ugly....
Yup, we did discuss the partialization in the past, and it appeared that what I was told about the lack of it in mechanical engines was wrong.
Very sensible summary NYCAP, I couldn't agree more.
Don't mix the sacred with the profane. Azimuthing propulsion on displacement vessels has been around for ages, but comparing the products of...
Neither MAN nor other major manufacturers design their blocks specifically for marine applications. They just marinize something designed...
If you are happy with the powerplant in your Viking, good for you. And if that Scott Marine Power chap thinks that the V10/1100 is one of the best...
These days, it ain't a matter of liking or not. For instance, if you don't trust computers, you should never use an airliner, or count on the...
Q.E.D. :)
I would agree that it can be wrong, when talking of maturity alone. As FlyingGolfer did, and I appreciate that in your post you are replying to...
The OP said that the boat runs and shifts fine. I very much doubt that gear would engage at all, if pressure would really be 60 psi only.
More than by the sealant used, I'm rather puzzled by the surveyor suggestion. Ok, he found some moisture around those thru-hull, but so what? I'm...
Hi Liam, interesting to hear that, which pretty much confirms what I thought. BTW, I am also aware of a Ferretti 57 (which was mostly built with...
Out of idle curiosity, I googled the name and size, and found a Hargrave. Is she the one? Hard to tell from the wreck photos...
Aaah, but! What you are referring to is a normal boat build process. Which has nothing to see with Aicon business, during their last years. Back...
That must be one of the boats partially built while the yard was going - or already was - bankrupt. I'm very skeptic that by fitting engines and...
