I agree cable usually gets very stiff before (breaking) failing. However, I have had 2 of the cables falls off over the years. 1 was on an engine...
On the new station hit station active (original station controls have to be in neutral) then hit the N button.
Put the cat controls in throttle only/gear lock out. You can do that, so at least if someone hits them, they only get throttle.
That looks like a very good way to get killified, deader than dead if that thing had a hiccup.....all those guys standing and crouching underneath...
I wouldn't bother un-necessarily filling up your holding tank, just do a really good flush at the end of each day.
Looking for dock for rent in Fort Lauderdale, preferably close to an inlet, it's for a 66' MY with a 5'6 draft and needs a single 50 amp...
If it's Lexan, Prospect Plastics in Oakland Park, FL can cut the windshield to spec. Perhaps Refit Management Service in Fort Lauderdale would be...
The 3.5 ecoboost has like 425lbs of torque at 1500 rpms, and makes 470lbs of peak torque, more than the 5.0 liter which only makes 400lbs at 3850.
That's not true, it helps, but isn't a must. There have been several yachts I have managed over the years, that went through 1 tank of fuel per...
I think there should be a safe boating class similar to the USCG auxiliary one. I think everyone should know what idle speed, slow speed, etc....
Then all of the USCG auxiliary boats would be chained to the dock!!!!!!!!!!!
When I had a seafire box go bad, that is what happened. It didn't do it right away, it did it after hours of running. On the two I changed, both...
The side power curved Vector stabilizer fins. At anchor they sweep in parallel with the boat hull and then kick straight out parallel with the...
No, Fireboy/xintex has similar to Seafire which is what I've seen on several boats. Scroll down and See the ELS and ES series in the link below....
The black boxes are generally the other manufacturer...…...fireboy
I think a USCG auxiliary safety course or similar should be required. I don't mind new technology, hell, I've been one of the first to run/test...
The box wire connections are poke and stick. Hendrik, this is the box you're looking for: support.sea-fire.com/product-details.asp?prodId=131-450
I have experienced intermittent failures with the seafire box causing issues such as this. They have had issues with them. The Seafire box is...
Depends what you're doing. The beauty of the Seakeeper is you don't have anything additional protruding from the hull. So, in the case of a boat...
Why? It could be spaced aft far enough to not interfere with trim tabs.