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Success of Charter Business Rides on D6s
“The engines are running awesome. With or without a load, we’re burning three gallons of fuel per hour, cruising at 16–17 mph,” says John Tibbels, owner and captain at Tibbels Fishing Charter Service, a family-owned company started by his grandfather and great uncle in 1921. Located in Marblehead, Ohio, Tibbels has repowered his custom-built Laux fishing [...]
Getting you back on the road. Not only fast, but safely
Every minute you are off the road puts important shipments, deliveries, and services at risk. At Johnson & Towers, our goal is to diagnose your technical issue and make the necessary repairs quickly, to get you back up and running. Currently, we do not plan to restrict our hours or services due to the Coronavirus, [...]
Ten Tips for Top Engine Performance
As summer approaches, it’s time to start thinking about the upcoming fishing season. Maintaining your engines, marine gears, and generators should be on your annual de-winterization to-do list. A proper maintenance plan is vital to not only maximizing your fishing time and enjoyment this season but to extend the life of your engines as well. [...]
Sea Creature Comes to Life with Volvo Penta D13s
Your engines are smoking. “Not exactly the words any boat captain wants to hear,” says Steve “Creature” Coulter, captain of Sea Creature, in Hatteras Village, NC. “I knew about the problem, and replaced the turbos, but the engines were still smoking. After realizing the injectors were bad and the engines needed to be rebuilt, I found [...]
Mission-Critical Work Driven by D11s
Coming alongside and boarding a 150,000-ton coal collier on open water is not easy. Matt Hardison, operations manager and captain for Paradise Point Marine, who operates Paradise Creek, a launch boat with newly installed, twin Volvo Penta D11 510-horsepower engines, accomplishes this task with relative ease. After a catastrophic engine failure in June, Hardison contacted Tim [...]
DETROIT DIESEL 12V BATTERIES SPECIAL 2019
2019 DETROIT DIESEL 12V BATTERIES SPECIAL - Johnson & Towers Egg Harbor & Mt Laurel, NJ Locations Call us today for Detroit Diesel Batteries BALTIMORE 500 Wilson Point Rd, Baltimore MD, 21220 (410) 687-0500 EGG HARBOR 2701 Fire Rd Egg Harbor, NJ 08234 (609) 272-1415 MT LAUREL 2021 Briggs Rd Mt Laurel, NJ 08054 (856) [...]Repowering Boats with Volvo Penta – A Johnson & Towers Specialty
We recently had the opportunity to repower two Volvo Penta powered vessels: a 28’ Carolina Classic and a 50’ workboat. Pension Plan Since 2005, twin Volvo Penta D4-260s powered the Carolina Classic, affectionately named Pension Plan. After many years of reliable service, Pension Plan retired her original engines and replaced them with twin Volvo Penta [...]
Team Viking Captures Third Annual Offshore Showdown
Leading Team Viking was Mount Laurel, New Jersey’s David Johnson aboard his JT which tallied 300 points thanks to a blue marlin released by his son Tanner Johnson.
