I don't think you're that wrong. Outboards have come a long way in horsepower, reliability, and economy. But they really lack the longevity of...
I prefer to not have to have a marine electrician on speed dial.
Mcdonalds sells the most burgers in the world, it does NOT make them good.
Nothing has changed!
I was starting to get afraid too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We didn't live bait, trolled marlin lures. You could always bring an insulated fish bag, they fold up quite well. I took a 50' Dancer to Myrtle...
Sub zero drawers were used on the newer ones.
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What HP level are each? How were each maintained? What brand and style of boat? Cruise speed of each boat? Your question cannot be answered as...
It's the $ to Euro exchange rate which is driving the price up.
Call an MTU shop in your area and ask them!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, they're very real. I ran a 57' that was almost brand new that had all the bulkheads delaminating back in 2005. I knew of about 12 63's and 8...
YEAH they do, FUEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Imagine taking on 1000 gallons of gasoline and the pumps only pump 6 gallons per minute. 20-40 gallons per...
I see 230 to 240 volts at the panel on yachts behind houses here in Fort Lauderdale, or close to it with a 50% or better load on the cord. IF...
240-245 volts is the standard at houses in South Florida and doesn't hurt anything. 228v is definately nothing to worry about!
Well the beauty of concrete fixed docks like at Miami Beach Marina is the docks last decades and decades, and they are probably 40 years old....
Someone is making Solid State, the problem is the voltage is too high for most applications IMO. But a 12v batteries nominal voltage is 14.4 and...
I think it absolutely can in some cases. There have been an unusual amount of yacht fires at Miami Beach Marina over the years. When Volts go...
The videos showed the fire in the middle of the day and on the pier the fuel dock is on. Fire started on an Azimut Grande. Other 2 boats were...
New style is 2 right on top of the engine. Was quoted 1 days labor with 1 tech to replace them on 2 engines by a CAT dealer.