Again it depends on the boat. New boats have no ventilation so even in SoFl winter you need AC first year I got my old hatt back in 2003, I put...
In colder weather it can work on larger boats. I used to run a 70 footer which spent its summer on a mooring in nantucket and I installed a magnum...
Modern boats have a lot of fixed glass and limited ventilation making it impossible to be inside with aircon except in cold weather. For most this...
Quite a race. Lost track of how many lead changes there were. UK 5 ITA 2
Modern engines like the 3412Es don’t suffer from Over-fueling like older mechanical engines. when I used to run the 70 footer with 3412Es up or...
Well I m guessing you don’t run much between 1200 and 1600 anyway. Hull speed is probably 1000/1100 and typical cruise will be 1700/1800....
First of all, on a 43 footer your hull speed is going to be about 8.5 kts. At that speed you should be getting well over 1 NMPG. look at your...
Again that s on a full size monitor. Put the image on a smaller screen and these day markers at 1/4 mile will not be visible
typo. I meant between 10 and 20 kts as you said
14-15 mph is just about the worst speed to run at. You re probably burning as much fuel as you would at 20 kts same mpg between 19 kts and...
Last two. first one was taken 1/4 mile (measured by radar) from the two day markers second one shows a marker at close range and a sunken mast...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here are a few real world shots I took tonight. first one is at the dock. The spoil island is about 100/120 yards away...
Even the Taiwanese johnson 70, hardly a performance boat... woudl burn 80 GPH at 20 kts with the 3412Es at 55% but... the Hatt will keep going...
The 3412E is one one the best engine you can get. Very economical maintenance... oil changes, an impeller every 500-1000 hour... a raw water...
What boat was that? That s a ton of fuel for a 64 footer. The Lazzara 84 I run with C32 burns 75 gph at 20kts...
I have it on the 84 Lazzara i run and being a skylounge it s a very useful tool as explained above. I don’t have one on my 53 and not even...
Again it depends on the boat. Open helm yes it s a gadget. Not needed. Enclosed pilothouse, yes. If anything it eliminates the need to use a...
Like everything else it depends on how you use the boat. If you run at night a lot, and if you run from an enclosed PH yes it is very useful....
Still going to be an expensive repair with significant down time. I ve often been slightly concerned when assigned a slip next to a gas fuel...
Nobody is going to cross to the Bahamas in rough water or storm. In February, about half the days are rough so your dates better be flexible,...
