Last I checked, ProNautic is ProMariner's current line. ProTech before that. Dunno "NOS". ? We installed a 1260 in our previous boat, worked...
I'd keep the closed cooling. It's worked OK for 55+ years, right? -Chris
I don't know about a 44DB, but ours came from the factory with a hydraulic platform made by General Hydraulic Solutions (GHS). Nothing special...
Yeah, I too would guess the rise would start changing at 70' or so. FWIW, I don't know anyone who hires a captain routinely to run a 50' boat....
Ah. -Chris
I thought Viking did/does mostly MANs... ?? -Chris
I recently read an unfavorable Crackerboy review in another forum, long time good employee gone, cutless bearing replacements improperly installed...
We have one, came with the boat, works well enough. I've not had a thruster before, so I have no way to compare Vetus with any other brand. -Chris
No, yes, and yes. Latter is often an aspiration, and it may take you a while to track down and fix each water source... but over time, a dry...
Call a servicing dealer and discuss. From reading, chances of Volvo answering seem slim. And it likely depends on which pod version, anyway,...
If you are in the upper Chesapeake, two MAN service providers are Hild's Marine and Shore Power. Hild's is the one we've been using, very...
Different boat, but... We had to first remove the door, and then the door frame... latter both screwed and glued. PITA, but doable without...
Can't speak to much of this, but... it's probably not uncommon you'll end up purchasing the boat wherever it is. After finding the boat (or...
Erp, sorry, I see I typed the math wrong. But I get your points. Maybe a consolation is that you might not have to run the genny as often or as...
We do that anyway, partly because our galley is all electric so we time genset usage (and battery recharging) to coincide with (cooked) meal...
Boats are sometimes (often?) built with two main dual purpose bank, each starting one engine and servicing approx. half of the house DC loads....
Well, normally I'd just consider the batteries as consumables... with expectation to service and replace as necessary. Maybe 8V batts don't grow...
Not sure I understand the problem. Or maybe the severity of the problem. You ran the house DC loads for "several" ( or at least a couple?) days...
Why? What are you trying to solve? Or accomplish? -Chris
Nifty. The EN version of the tech data specifically confirms it supports OP's engines, too. -Chris