If you know how to Navigate then you should never run out of water in front of you! And if you're going that slow, stick someone out on the bow...
Wear and tear enjoying your boat? You buy a boat to use it. The more you use it, the better everything works, and less things break. Is it...
A transducer will never get a signal on the bow, unless you are in calm water and at idle speed. Too much up and down motion and wash for it to...
The exhaust valve cannot let sea water in. If you have seawater in there, your exhaust riser or manifold is bad. If you don't find the real...
AFTER, you find a new mechanic. The piston cannot lift any higher than it is normally supposed to. What it sounds like is that you had valve...
Do the software update on it when you install it if it does not have the current software in it.
Depends on the engines and depends on the surveyor or mechanic.....you can have twin outboards tested for around $300-400 usually.......6-12...
Well hey, you ever think that's the reason you're a broken down old man? LOL
Actually no. A boat with sealand pumps NEEDS the vent filter.......I removed one once, and when you flushed the toilet, the pump pumps so much...
The last one I did was on a 75' Hatteras MY and had a big masthead on it.....it was very heavy.....it took 4 people to push it back up. The rope...
You could, but like any government agency, it's a heck of a lot easier to schedule and take it at a MPI or seaschool.....although I believe at the...
Heck a Garmin handheld GPS would be more advanced and have better maps than his raymarine c70!
I put a big rope on the center of the arch and then run it to the helm chair base and put a few wraps on that and slowly let it down on the old...
Yeah, the hollow s/s rubrails are horrible........ But getting on and off most of the European boats on a normal dock is a nightmare.....
If you go to Sea School or any of the schools, that is where you also take the USCG exam. The exam results are only good for 1 year. If it...
Like I said earlier, Garmin are best suited for smaller boats. You will always see Furuno on commercial ships....
Key West in the winter time at the various marina's down there.....It's the only place I know of.
You have 1 year to submit your application for your license after taking the class, 366 days and you need to take a refresher course.
Garmin for smaller boats......Furuno is the best but a little over the top for your vessel......I too have had to send way too many Raymarine...
Hull/boat surveyor $20 per FT +/- in South Florida, then you also have the price of an engine surveyor in addition to that.
