. Fortunately, new communications options have kept pace with improved boat and engine technology. The Internet ...

engines-or worse. For thousands of years, boaters relied on wind to get ... . Or did it? A pair of 1,000-horsepower engines draws 4,000 cubic feet of air per minute through their cylinders, necessary both to burn fuel and dissipate engine heat. Without a clean, cool breeze coming ...

. For the largest of yachts, Caterpillar's newest generators are built on the company's six-cylinder 18C engine ... -control module help keep engine speed constant and power output at precisely 60Hz, even when power demands ... expensive equipment and a full-time engineer. Fortunately, electronic governors are now available ...

, white dials side by side in the engineroom, the black numbers indicating 13 hours exactly on each engine ... of flooding, he recommends having poly-ball fenders sized to fit your engine exhausts, particularly ... . None of the tips I've discussed so far would have helped. I could hardly fit my hand between the engine ...

must often manage multiple experts-think of them as oracles-in order to check engines, electrical ... the issues common to a certain boat, or a particular engine brand, and be able to recommend just the right ... . Engine or exhaust vibrations also have signatures, varying on the number of cylinders, and whether ...

Panda's new 40HD cools the engine and AC generator by circulating antifreeze through a water jacket ...

side, a much more sensible location for tournament fishing. Bertram also rethought the engine ... in two: The area forward of the cockpit, under the saloon, contains only the two main engines and related ... between these two spaces allow inspection and access outboard of the engines. Huge gasketed hatches ...

that engines have become lighter for a given horsepower.) They also flattened the after sections of the hull ... to make maintenance easier, such as remote engine start buttons right next to the fuel system priming pumps and a hose connection for the engine oil change system in the cockpit. New aboard the 60 ...

the person fell to swing the propellers away from the victim, while simultaneously placing the engines ... , and can even stop the engines, turn the boat head-to-wind and launch rescue gear. While the MOBi-lert can ...