I don't understand that comment. SF spend half their time at trawler speeds trolling and are designed for stability on the troll. Yes, you...
Keep both. Cabo (and others) used the screens and some customers added sea strainers. The screen strainers are pretty effective at keeping grass...
We ran 56 psi on the low side. 58-60 psi would cause some compressor chatter. We haven't had any issues of any of the units flashing low...
4 Group 31's should have plenty of CCA's to roll them over. Call a MAN dealer, but I run a boat with 1100 common rails and 2 group 31's fire it...
I have them sand blasted, then hit them with a good aerosal primer and aerosal bottom paint inside and out and it seems to work really good.
R417 was a eco friendly drop in for R22. One boat I manage, a 2007 with 6 units had R417a in all of the units. It is not as efficient as R22....
Yes it's true, but I'm talking about a Captain in their 20's as second captains on a 238' supply boat with a 200 ton master $700/800 day. The...
I have 2 friends that work in the commercial oil field world as Captains. One is in Antartica right now and the other in the Gulf. They get...
They're Viking, they do as good as a job as the factory did on building your boat. I would trust them with doing a bottom job and prop speed.
Form over function and looks over safety. You know a windlass,anchor, and a pulpit are ugly on a beautiful SF and how often do SF ever anchor....
The rope also acts as sort of a shock absorber when you hit the end of the chain, your not putting a huge shock on the bulkhead if the chain...
OR, the boat builders were already wealthy from another profitable business (which is usually the case) and they're making good returns on their...
They do bend the flukes also if you put a big load on them. Fortress does replace the flukes and shanks for free but have to ship to them. I've...
Yes and no. People on a ship in the Navy don't work nearly the same amount of hours per week as full time crew on a yacht with guests or on...
Yeah well I like to have a really long piece of nylon just in case!!!!!!!!!! Also, you can always let out just to the nylon if you have the...
The best way to go about it, would be to read Chapmans book on seamanship, then take a USCG auxilary safety class before starting. Then at that...
They're pretty light for their size, I call them the floating anchor because they will float if trying to let them out with a lot of current. I...
Yeah, it's always best to trim out a list with useful items instead of just lead. However, I don't like using engine room for storage of anything...
Perhaps, but most in the U.S. Navy sign up for 4 years and they're out. Most crew are chasing the dream and money, and time off is not as...
Was just at flying fish marina yesterday, docks in good shape, fuel and everything else fine there. Not sure about the rest of the island but...
