As a US Captain, granted I choose to no longer work fulltime on one yacht but manage many. I am not biased, at all, when it comes to crew...
Another testimonial why one should never run a yacht alone. Luckily there was a mate on board to get control of the boat. It looks like another...
I have travelled all over Belize, and unless you are staying in Belize City, draft is a major concern. The yacht I ran there drew 4' and we...
I've generally found that on a 75' Hatteras I run, the Onan generator 20kw sips about 1gph at night, so figure $3.50 hr for fuel, but then you...
There's no ryhme or reason. Except certain boats seem to attract it more then others. I know of 2 sportfish that were both hit 3 different times....
I agree, but also feel that it's also the fault of the majority of Americans. They are looking for the cheapest price on any product and willing...
Well, Boat US is now owned by West Marine. But I tend to agree with you. You can find some bronze plumbing fittings and a lot of schedule 80 pvc...
Yes it's true, a US documented vessel has to have all US crew except if in a foriegn country they are allowed to take on a non-us citizen for a...
I have a boat that I manage with series 60, the 825hp ones. Overall they run nice and are quiet. It cruises at 26 knots at 80% load, and it has...
According to the Detroit Diesel website and service manuals the "N" stands for natural not normal.
Yeah, sorry I forgot you have naturals. Well make sure you have new fuel filters and a clean bottom, and see what you're getting. I'd go the...
Ok, change the fuel filters both primary and secondary so you know there is not a restriction there. Run the engines up in neutral and see if...
I personally like the CATS over the Cummins QSM11's. Although the QSM11's are good engines too. Cats dealer network is larger and the maintanence...
I think it is based on legal reasons. For example a US documented vessel legally under the US flagstate has to hire and have US crew. There are...
Yes, the MAN's (more fuel efficient and slightly faster) and series 60's are quieter then the CATS. It depends on what you call fishing....
Yes, but no. The entire issue with the 92 series is with the injectors being so large that they don't meter the fuel properly or have a good...
Household GFI outlets only seem to last about 6 months in the marine environment. The Hubbel ones work well and last much longer
actually, you're right I had a brain fart this morning. They only have a fuel pump and the injectors on DD's act as the injector pump. So just...
You don't want to do this. If you de-prop the boat, the engines at 1950 rpms will be running a much lower load factor then with the proper props....
Actually closer to 1950rpms or even 2000 rpms. The reason the 92's series lives a shorter life then the 71's is because of too much fuel and...
