Absolutely. As the old saying goes, there are only three ways to find the right prop: test, test, test. Having said that, if I may throw in my...
I'd fit the original YC rather than anything else, if you really want to go for it. That's a too dangerous bit of kit for not having the best...
I agree that they look good, but based on them, at WOT that boat was running with a prop slip of 24.5%. Which is way too high, to the point of...
Precisely. Good for stability, maneuvering and also hull protection, but surely not for efficiency.
By heart, I would have thought the opposite, but I'm just guessing. Do you possibly know which is beamier?
Haha, yeah. They also say that a good pilot is one who has the same number of takeoffs as landings... o_O
+1. There are many reasons for calling Hatteras great boats, but hull efficiency just ain't one of them.
Good observation, maybe that's what he had in mind. But with what appear to be a strong Xwind, and the boats in front so close, that strikes me as...
Can anyone who possibly know that spot figure what the helmsman was aiming at? I mean, awful handling aside, based on the video alone, I even...
The tubes bundle that I suggested to pull out and clean is the big bronze inner part of the heat exchanger, marked as # 5 in the diagram. The OR...
It shouldn't, also because if you are talking of a check that you made recently, it can only get worse - possibly MUCH worse - when the sea water...
Interesting. I didn't even think of steering, which I assumed driven by DC electrical motor, as you eventually opted for. Are you now going to...
I said nothing against having them on both engines. But I didn't expect to find any, on a 54' sportfish. At that size, hydraulic thrusters (as...
Apples and oranges. As I'm sure you know, your hull is much more demanding in terms of engine load at any rpm, compared to a boat like a Canados.
Your location is correct, and is in fact the same where I am considering to retrofit EGT thermocouples on my engines. The alternative would be to...
Short answer is yes, 2000rpm is ok, in principle. The instruments of your boat only allow you to check the cooling liquid temperature. And what...
Boat porn indeed, keep us updated as the work goes on! BTW, am I right in seeing hydraulic pumps connected to both ZF PTOs? If so, what are they...
Q1: in a nutshell (assuming equally good sizing, installation, etc.), gyros are a bit better at zero speed, and fins are better under way....
How many battery cut offs do you have? And can't you follow the (normally very thick!) cables from there?
Good idea. That covers 95% of possible problems, and you might wish to consider another couple of tricks for the remaining 5%: 1) shrink wrap...
