A delivery captain ran the boat hard aground and damaged both props beyond repair. Straightened and trued the shafts but was told by the...
CAD - CAM was supposed to do away with all sins. It didn't, was on a 92 meter Oceanco last week where the engineers couldn't remove the valve...
Yes, I would absolutely advise a vessel owner of any size to have his main shafts or tail shafts MPI'd or dye tested for cracks on the taper...
Never heard of "Prussian Blue" so I Googled it and the top four responses came back for Lapping propellers. Funny thing that is...
OB, Getting off topic here but just have to say that the vast majority of Rybovich's ( your favorite yard) work load is "classed vessels"...
J, I'm not talking about Sea Rays or Cabo's here & I'm not talking about ships either, Lets use a 130' Westport for example, if its a commercially...
It would be prudent to apply a dye to the taper and slide the prop on and off and identify any and all high and low spots by dye transfer.Without...
What a complete and utterly back assward way to lap a propeller hub. Where do keep getting these ideas from?
Contact: Jim Moore @ Moores Marine /Google that info
Interesting, The only thing left to do is good old school trace out the connection lines to your coolers and see where & what they go to and if...
closed loop cooling for your machinery in lieu of having sea chests / through hulls for sea water cooled condensers
You don't get it. If that fitting wasn't bonded OR had a positive potential than what would take place between the three metals present in the...
refer to post #19 . If that doesn't help you than you cant be helped. Other than that, let it go
QUOTE="rcrapps, post: 225981, member: 921"]Not to get into a contest of what a Monopoly is but this is not close IMO. Ocean, Bertram, Egg, Post,...
I'll join u!! It's not important enough to keep beating this horse so I'll move on to another thread. If fact and science isn't enough to move...
The statement was "If your bronze through hull has a reddish color its from electrolysis" The composition of bronze is three dissimilar metals ....
J, Your terminology is once again misleading, inaccurate and will cause confusion to boaters with a Reddish hue to their bronze through hull...
Well Done! Best yet, simple but succinct! Have to have a hunk of teak carved like a name board with that on it for the office wall!
Hi Richard, Welcome to Yacht Forums! Yes, tons of pictures and videos of the old gal. Google Motor Yacht "Stargazer" and you'll find what your...
I think the old saying of "If your good to your equipment it will be good to you" applies when operating any machinery. Pre lubing, warming up &...
