On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 16:18:26 -0500, DSK wrote:

Gary wrote:
Ok, I've mostly been ignoring this newsgroup for a while. But in the last
couple day's
I've started or participated in a few off topic threads. To to adjust my
rec.boats karma
I'll try to start a few boating threads.


Cool


Our Chris Craft, which we finally got restored and running last summer, is a
bit loud. It doesn't bother me much but it seems most of our "guests" don't
find it annoying. I'm trying to decide whether to put in a muffler or not.
In the Yes column is the noise reduction. In the No column is the pain &
expense -- but mostly that we loose the "authentic" and "ogirinal" feel. ~
We tried to restore her keeping things pretty close to original - but we
weren't a slave to that. And I really don't care about winning any
boat-shows.

So, what would you do / what do you think?


I can understand & agree with the urge to keep the boat original.

Remember that when the boat was new, the waterways were a lot less
crowded. IMHO it would a be considerate gesture to put on an effective
muffler. If there's a performance hit, put on a gate.

There's nothing as aggravating & unnecessary as an extremely loud boat
running through a previously nice quiet anchorage.

Fair Skies
Doug King

If the goal is current enjoyment of a quieter boat, I'd put a muffler on it. If
and when you enter a contest or desire to sell the boat, you can always easily
restore it to original shape.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."