I would check intake water flow first at the seacock or sea strainer, then check raw water impellors/pumos before tearing apart...
Nothing that a 12 gauge with OO buck wouldn't make short order of!
You won't see any color as the color comes from usually unburnt fuel in an engine. However gears tend to get condensation in the gear and don't...
It's not a matter of that. When you back the throttles down, it stops sucking a lot of water and sucking the boat towards the shallow area and...
No, not from that. If you are in the channel and it is shallow.....say you draw 8' and it is 10' deep and to your starboard side it is really...
I have seen this boat firsthand 5 years ago maybe less, and it belongs in a fire pit. It has been in derelict condition for a long time. The...
Jim, what I'd recommend is chartering. First come up with Olderboaters list of what you must have on board, and what you really want and need....
No, if it gets shallow on one side of the hull at displacement speeds, the propellor on the shallow side will have a tendancy sometimes to suck...
Also, if there is electrolysis from a neighboring boat or your own, it will burn the paint off of the metal in a week.
All wood (plywood), both hull and superstructure. They did build 1 PT boat totally out of Aluminum. BUT, PT boats weren't built to last. They...
What I cannot understand is, why is it a wood hull and aluminum superstructure, it would make a lot more sense if it was the other way...
You're not, but 90% of the other people doing the loop are. They have other obligations, families, houses, businesses, and other commitments,...
I burned 1.2 gallons per NM at 10 knots. If I ran the boat 8.5 knots I would get 1 NMPG. That's pretty damn good for a 75' MY. I average 1.5...
What you are failing to realize, is you have 5 MONTHS, maybe less, to make it from Troy,NY to south of Chicago, there are a lot of miles there,...
You're missing my point. I would say that 90% of the loopers (or more) do the entire loop in 1 year. They don't winterize it somewhere in...
I see way too many people that get caught up in eeking out the most fuel efficiency they can. I think a 7 knot boat is really too enjoy the Great...
I've found that the Tri-LUX tends to work really good on running gear if it's cleaned and primed right and the yacht cruises at below 20 knots....
By running, I meant on plane. On Plane in shallow water you tend to gain a little speed. It is true with displacement speed that you will lose a...
Yes, but with the shallow water you get some lift running so you don't notice it.....if you really look at the waterline, it's easy to tell, but...
I'll usually see a yacht sit about an 1" lower on the water line than in salt water. I have noticed most 20+ knot yachts will lose about a knot...
