I wish my tools and parts were as light as that! Sometimes I wonder how faster the boat could go, should I jettison all that stuff overboard... :)
Nah, that would be way too boring - as opposed to your project, which is very interesting indeed. Again apologies for the o/t, I just hoped it...
Just curious, is current constantly heading S, along the CA coast? @ the OP: sorry, can't help with your question. But well done re. your trip to...
Yup PB, I agree that consistency is more essential for comparisons than any theoretically better accuracy. Couple that with what I replied to...
The whole glass turning opaque is something I never heard before, but bubbles and other defects inside these windows are fairly common. That's a...
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...
