IMMO, without a lot more context, the OP's question is unanswerable. Maybe he's thinking about a sailboat for instance
Coming back aren't you suppose to have a thousand pounds of fish in the wells to slow you down? Just teasing....
Duh! Oh it has been a long time....
Hey there Henning Haven't heard from you for a long time - welcome back!
A "Tip" for the OP: Don't seek good advice if you have already made up your mind. CM
WHAT AM I - CHOPPED MEAT? There is an excellent mix of response here. Captains have probably the most experience of us all on your particular...
Same for me as an owner.
Mans will just hum...a bit more expensive, but I think everyone will agree that its a very quiet motor.
My dock/cruising mate has a "06 45, takes it to Fla in the winter. He and his wife use it like we do, as a weekend cruising cottage, and they...
Cleanslate I think you are talking about the battlewagons that actually fish - I would stay a mile away from them. If you've ever tournament...
I'd be interested in knowing the cause when the OP finds it.
Makes sense.
Just seems to me that this sounds like a sensor protecting the engine by dropping the rpms due to heat or some other condition that develops after...
Dunno, but its different, and also changed from original? If nothing else is changed on the boat, wouldn't it be logical to suspect the...
The props are pitched and cupped differently, isn't that going to effect fuel burn all things being the same?? The port seems to be working a...
Do generators of this vintage have rpm limiters for low oil, hot water etc??
Yeap, that deep V will do it. Mine is flat as a pancake by comparison
Its a beauty, but rooster tails on big boats means misdirected or over-throttled power to me. It's not like chop props/Aronsen drives on a 36...
You're about as bow down as you can get.... The Post will ride with the water line almost parallel to the water surface - not quite, but close....
On my 50 I can get rid of a lot of that rooster tail by trimming the bow down, gain some knots also. Not too far to avoid "bow steering"....
