One thing the pod boats tend to do is move around a little bit in the slip without any throttle movement if they have underwater exhaust. The...
No, but real drivers can have lots of fun whipping them through their paces....hehehe One reason I like running them for manufacturers is because...
For the most part they have in a lot of boat types. When was the last time you saw a stern drive center console? Or fishing walkaround. I think...
Most pod boats I've run, the pods were far enough away from the V that the depth of the pods was not the draft issue, it was the bottom of the...
Yes, but it's also hard to find a motoryacht in the upper part of that size range where the draft is going to be less than 5'. Most Motoryachts...
Hatteras has always put their fuel tanks fore and aft right smack dab in between the 2 center stringers. But I guess they split up enough other...
The theme song from Gilligan's island......hahahaha
They're in the water and behind the hull and total above the bottom of the hull. So when you are running the hull is going to hit and push away...
What do you mean exposure to the elements?
Most of the large yachts with jets end up on the secondary market is because the yachts have been built with them to pursue top speed...
It depends on the boat itself. The question is too broad to give a concise answer. Jets will usually draw the least. BUT, then there is the...
I forget exactly what the manual says. I know the manual says every 1000 hours, but doesn't have how many years if I remember correctly. Which...
I'm not a fan of LUU as they seem to put the bare minimum on when it comes to MIL thickness. I manage a yacht painted by them in 2009 with a...
I remember going to see the hydroplane, jersey skiffs etc race their as a kid. It was a great place.
Well, considering how many Searay's I've seen that have skidded across the tops of sandbars at cruise speed by their owners, I would expect most...
I have not seen really any issues with v-drives being less reliable. The early Searay MPM/ZF v-drives (stand alone with a seperate transmission...
That and how clean (fuel/air ratio, atomization)the motors run on cold startup, normal operation (and operating temps-coolant), and how they're...
I would consider Neptunus on your list as well as it is also a good boat and falls somewhere into the middle of that mix.
At a 50 hour change interval I wouldn't switch to Synthetic. You're looking at over double the price in oil. What oil temps do the motors run...
I should really hope that there is not any unburnt fuel in a ZF gear or something is seriously seriously wrong. Generally diesel oil turns a dark...
