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Two 671ti’s 450hp, parts, ZF301A’s I’m almost ready to start my repower. I have the two detroits, one runs fine and other has a broken ring and small crack in head. They both turn rated rpm but the sick engine smokes a little. Cooling systems recently removed and tanked, new raw water pumps...

Hello, I’ve decided not to overhaul my 671’s and purchased a pair of 6CTA 450 rto’s which I’m in the process of rebuilding. I saw the video of her doing 17kts but I’m curious what the final dialed in numbers turned out to be and the prop pitch/gear ratio. I couldn’t find in a search, much...

So my starboard engine (671ti 450hp) was starting to smoke a little once warm, my mechanic pulled the head and we observed the bad news. A cracked head that had U valves and a bad hole with broken rings. Hats off to Detroit as this engine still would reach max rated rpms and no smoke...

Figured I’d tap the brain trust here. I’m in the process updating my black water system (new hoses, tank, etc) and when I pulled out the head to remove the discharge hose it appears the toilet hasn’t been out in a long time, maybe never. This is an original ‘A’ series Atlantes fresh water flush...

9’ Whaler tender I bought this to be my tender but went with a larger skiff instead. Inside was nicely restored with awlgrip and varnish, hull is original gelcoat and never bottom painted. Comes with a one yr old 2.5 merc that has only break in time. Rig is very light, not water logged and is...

So I’m still trying to figure out what I’m going to do about a new dink, one engine option is to purchase a new 2 stroke in the Bahamas. While searching I ran across this line made by Yamaha for third world applications. I’m not considering it just though is was cool.

The Duchess, a 1967 50c is owned by Billy Black who has been on the boat the last 45yrs. This boat was the Walker’s Cay primary offshore charter vessel for decades. After the hurricanes of 04 shut down the island she was brought back stateside for a refit. Billy rode out the hurricane at night...

I currently have a single Paragon Sr. dc pump (works fine but noisy) and would like to upgrade to a dual AC/DC pump setup as we’re on AC/gen 80% of the time. I don’t have a huge demand (one head, shower, galley, w/d, washdowns) so which AC pump would you all recommend that is quiet and reliable...

Running the genny for several days after Irma left me with an imbalance and I need to transfer some fuel. I'd like to let an engine return to the low tank but I can't find charts indicating how much a 671ti returns at a given rpm. Anyone have some guidance? Thx

I'm finding all kinds of crazy things on this boat I just purchased, thought it might be fun to post some of stuff we all find. Here's a pic of what I found under the mid bilge hatch. Also, the boat has a battery switch switching two large ground wires, have yet to figure out how it works...

I'm painting my radar arch and a friend turned me on to this stuff for rolling awlgrip. I put 8 drops in a half quart and the paint lays down perfect with zero bubbles, it's pure magic. Thought I'd pass it along.

So I discovered one bad battery and I've decided to swap out all four and start fresh. After reading threads here and searching online I found a new ( to me) company, Batteries and bulbs that has a 1400CCA heavy duty duracells locally for $162.00 with exchange. Theses are advertised to weigh...

I have an exterior hard top (fiberglass but hollow) on my new boat and the underside is thin fiberglass. The exhaust note seems to bounce off the underside of the top making a sort of echo chamber. I've been researching sound absorbing paint to help rectify the situation. Some simply use...

Has anyone looked into these guys? They advertise boats with nil details or pics at 'insurance option' prices. What is an 'insurance option' anyway? It must be a scam I'm just curious of their angle.

Did anyone else see this? The pictures/video was disturbing and the NTSB guessed that the main turbine probably shut down because the prop came out of the water triggering an overspeed. Holy cow, one can only imagine the sea conditions they were in. Unfortunately the blame game is on and more...

I removed my entire headliner, pulled the staples, and have the replacement material on hand, my problem is finding someone to install the new one. I found a local guy but he's so busy it feels like I might be waiting a year, does anyone have any recommendations in the Stuart, FL area?

Nearly all of the motor yachts and yacht fish have the master stateroom aft. For you folks with this setup does an adequate breeze make it back there when on the hook with the windows/ port holes open?

Looking for some opinions here. I've been inquiring about a few boats with original engines (8v71 450hp & 12v71 550hp) and with two of the boats the current owners admit they do not know the total engine times. At first I'm shying away but then I started thinking, how accurate are most stated...

I'm looking for someone to replace my headliner locally here in Stuart, does anyone have a recommendation?

The Admiral and I have decided to move up to a larger boat and it looks like an older three stateroom model 53c might be in our future. I spoke with an owner yesterday about his boat which is for sale, it's equipped with 12v71n's and he claims a 20mph cruise @ 40gph and a top end of 25mph. Why...