If you are positive that she was repowered in 2000 and with 1300hp engines, they must be the so called D2842LE404. Pretty rare beasts, which were...
Haha, JWY surely has been, and I guess still is. But at the same time, she's realistic enough to know that perfect they were not - as well as any...
I couldn't agree more: that's precisely the type of test which I have yet to see not only between gyros vs. zero speed fins, but also curved vs....
Mmm.... Actually Magnums (as well as Itamas, just to name a similar style boat) are built upon rather beamy hulls, for any given length. The real...
Well, my experience is different. If properly sized, I would call gyros better than fins, at rest. Slightly better as I said, but better...
Rated WOT is indeed 23oo with both the 3408 and the 3406, and also with most MANs. CJ is right about MANs, though: 2000rpm and 80% is still...
I'm saying that because it's not even worth trying to stabilize a 40' (or also 50') boat capable of cruising at 30+kts. With such vessels,...
I would agree with the gyro vs. fins part, but the real reason why they stress also the supposed higher efficiency of curved fins is, quite...
Apologies if my memory is mixing up engines and their displays, but assuming we are indeed talking of the 3408s, I half recall that they didn't...
Considering the age of the 3408s, that might be somewhat related to lack of usage (like injector nozzles corroded, as an example), rather than the...
Thanks to you for appreciating! :) Btw, I forgot to mention that the above is also the main reason why gyros are very good at anchor (slightly...
There is no reason why forces should be higher on the external side of the fins, since the rotation angle is exactly the same in both directions....
I'm not sure if the subject was already debated in this forum. It certainly was - extensively! - in the European forum, on YBW website. And...
Sorry, I can't answer that. I crunched about 12 hundreds miles right after purchasing the boat, to bring her to my home berth, all at planing...
Do you mean ONLY in neutral? What happens under load?
I never had to repaint or re-gelcoat any of my boats (so far), but I did have a few occasions to discuss the alternative with some specialists....
Yup, surprising indeed - as well as the fact that the things are polarity sensitive and not marked accordingly. Looking at the bright side, it...
Just to explain the "more than likely" bit in my previous post, it was meant as a reply to yours, which before your editing ended with "They must...
Yup, more than likely. I didn't consider asking the producer because these days it's hard to go beyond an answering machine - if you can even find...
Well, if all 12 bulbs are exactly the same, you can try one with a temporary connection. If it works on both polarities (as it's reasonable to...
