WHAT known problems on what other CAT engines exactly? Aside from aftercoolers which are recommended to be changed every 6 years by CAT (that a...
What kind of work do you need done? Generally for ZF a dealer.
Man's are good........their only issues really are electrical.....mostly senders.....first to go will be the coolant pressure senders (and the...
If it's Sikaflex you have on the exterior, that stuff always bleeds after a few years. Sam's marine parts sells a rubbery primer you can paint...
Well yeah, it's age. You're talking about 20 (at best)-40 year old engines. Owners don't maintain them. They overheat one and it needs a...
No, not being able to get them to pass emissions is why MTU dropped the 2 strokes. They stopped building them in 1999, far earlier than when...
Specs on the 75' are 34-35 knots WOT, so cruise would be 30 knots.....that's moving on a big 75' MY. The smaller ones not so fast.....the 2018...
I have not seen anything in real life that indicates that the lower Sulphur fuel is shortening their lives. Yes, they are dinosaurs, they're...
I was there as well from 3-3:30 meeting an owner of one of the yachts I run (princess) and also one of the large dealers.......they went for a...
If you're hitting 2600 with full fuel, water, provisions, and 4 guys. Yeah you're underpropped. Each inch of pitch drops 50 rpms.
Well what speed/rpm are you making at WOT with full fuel/full water and gear......let's start there. Also rcrapps, he has 6-71 TIB's and if...
Yes, less load equal less HP demand (at a given rpm) and less fuel burn.
Try some of the prop shops......Frank and Jimmy's and Lauderdale propeller (both in Fort Lauderdale,FL) have a lot of used props.
Whatever color it was when it left the factory, is not even close to what it is today due to fading and such. You're going to have to get the...
They did have some recent c18 acerts popping off (breaking) high pressure fuel lines a year or two ago. I know of it happening on 3 different...
I agree with pacblue. I'd much rather switch to a washable filter. Don't think it would be any louder
Yanmars are good motors, some of the Volvo's also turn 3600 +/- RPMS and cruise around 3000 rpms. They seem to stay together without any issues.
The c18 1150 HP run very good, very torquey. I've run LOTS of them. I just don't see as big of a difference in speed between them and the 1015...
Yes, but the 3512's/3516's were low speed motors. The trend now with the big SF and planning motoryachts in the 100'-150' range are higher rpm...
Yes 1300 HP out of a C18 footprint and weight would be a very good thing. I ran the 1000HP C12.9's and in a 62' MY they REALLY lacked the torque...
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