Sportfish tend to have a lot lower center of gravity compared to motoryachts. They are designed to have the ability to put a tuna tower on them...
SF are designed for drift fishing and trolling speeds. They are usually a lot more stable than a MY both drifting and slow speeds and anchored....
One customer had a 50' Post SF and it had a davit and 14' RIB with plenty of room. There is no reason a 13' Whaler wouldn't fit up there or 15'...
Can't you find a yard that will let you sit in the slings, maybe overnight and you can do it after they're done with their travel lift for the day...
The Vibration was probably caused by the stringers moving around and hull flexing at cruise causing the alignment to change......You know.....on...
1. do you have reciepts from the prior owner with the date on when they were changed? If you're going to take them off, you inspect the water...
I go to see the women trolling the docks!!!.....
I too have done the same and agree. I am not going to put a secondary on that is dry, even the pre-common rail MAN filters that mounted at an...
I don't have an issue with it. How many crossings are you going to make where you are going to be over 50NM from land? Generally in most...
Aluminum little boats in saltwater generally don't fare too well in the long term.
A keel is dependant on hull design and speed. Slower boats generally use keels for stability, however they can sometimes provide negatively...
I do a service on qsm11's sometimes. I always pre-fill the secondaries and also make sure the racors are full as well. The secondaries sit...
True, but if a fram is as good as the automotive ones, you might as well have the wrong type of filter in there. The fram cases are very weak and...
That's true, but put a filter that doesn't do it's job, or one that explodes or leaks and you will have a very overpriced rebuild at $16,000. I...
Piracy- is when armed men board a boat that is at sea. Whether it be anchored or running. If 4 men decide to take a boat out to an anchored...
That's not an entirely bad idea. Perhaps something with just a little more seaworthiness than a houseboat and diesel for fuel economy. You can...
If 4 people board my boat with knives in hand and are un-welcomed. I am not going to assume they are boarding me to just borrow some eggs and...
It's just a very overpriced white filter with a ZF logo and the part number.......no other markings.
Why not just use the ZF filter??? It's $16,000 to rebuild one of those gears, start to finish. Just the oil pump alone in that gear is close to...
I tend to agree with everyone else about not complaining and do what you do until you are fully licensed. Find more things to maintain or pick...
