Here's an alternative type of mast for your consideration. This is a Broward Marine yacht (ex Abbracci) that changed design from the standard...
Pressure regulators fail over time as will flow restrictors due to numerous causes , calcification being just one. Connecting your million dollar...
Many good yacht agents in the Med. "All Services" in San Remo Italy is excellent company that I've used many times as well as the Louise Group in...
PYA, Professional Yachtsman's Association. Good organization for yacht captains and crew. There will be a membership fee. If your not registered...
You should have all of your STCW up to date for port state inspections if you get boarded. Original docs to be kept aboard in lieu of copies. Port...
Its been years since I had my hands on this but if memory serves me the filter is a porous bronze cylindric in line filter on one of the lines...
Try changing the reservoir filter. Sounds like you have a blockage.
Unfortunately this Christensen was one hull behind the "King of engine room mirror stainless" John Staluppi's Casino Royale and once the owner of...
Awww, come on guys. A "little Chrome" never hurts! I was responsible for this house of mirrors as the build engineer. 2nd engineers job was to...
M.Y. "Unforgettable" was captained by an ex Norwegian Merchant Master with many yrs of commercial Azipod experience. Not only could he not control...
This incident on Safira isn't an isolated failure of Schottel's SRP / Rudder Propeller Azipod Drives on yachts. A 42 meter Royal Denship named...
So its electrically switched from the helms. Sterling Marine Hydraulics in Lauderdale is a good outfit and its owner Dale has 30 yrs plus of...
What is this PTO running? steering, thruster, stabilizers, davit etc. Does it have an electric clutch or solenoids for on & off / engage...
The remains of Lohengrin once the scaffolding and floats were removed. Aluminum is combustible and burns looking at what's left of the house &...
Yes, I viewed your previous post that was incomplete as far as MTU factory "W" service schedules are concerned. Google is your friend for the...
MTU "W" service schedules start at 2000 hrs. Customer oil changes and such are @ the recommended hrs. prior. MTU factory milestone service...
MTU "W"service schedules start @ 2000 hrs. or W-2 , 4000 hrs. or W-4, 6000 hrs. W-6 The vessel and MTU should have records of the W-2 service...
There's some newly launched yacht builds in the 65-80 meter around 1200-1500 tons where the bridge is equipped with ECDIS only and pretty much all...
Leave it to the automotive section to fix our marine problems. Duplicolor and VHT both have a rattle can line of "very high temp" silica-ceramic...
Exactly. Google "Pre-val". I mistakenly called it Pre-valve. Its two parts are basically a charged rattle can that you screw a glass bottle to...
