I wish I had a GPS!

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On 30 Aug 2005 14:07:23 -0700, "louis" wrote:

Let me add this to this discussion that's gone off track.

The shape of the hull will make all the difference. A flat bottom dory
will get a much higher speed than a deep v hull. Just look at C-Dorys
and their HP requirements and compare the same to a deep v power boat.

I haven't had the chance to take the boat out for a spin yet. Go
figure. It's been over a week now since I purchased it. The Bayrunner
looks to flatten out quite a bit in the stern and since aluminum is
much lighter than fiberglass or wood I would expect mine to go atleast
15 MPH.

Now consider a 3,500 lbs sailboat with a full lead keel being pushed
around the water with a 9.9 hp at 6 knots. I don't find it that
difficult to believe that the other fellow is getting close to 20 mph
on his aluminum boat that weight probably a 1/3 of the weight.

I'm really itching to take her out for a spin and I do hope this great
weather that we're having in the SF Bay will hold up throught the
weekend.

Enjoy - use your GPS, then go catch a sturgeon. :)

louis wrote:

I wish I had a GPS!

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

On 30 Aug 2005 14:07:23 -0700, "louis" wrote:


Let me add this to this discussion that's gone off track.

The shape of the hull will make all the difference. A flat bottom dory
will get a much higher speed than a deep v hull. Just look at C-Dorys
and their HP requirements and compare the same to a deep v power boat.

I haven't had the chance to take the boat out for a spin yet. Go
figure. It's been over a week now since I purchased it. The Bayrunner
looks to flatten out quite a bit in the stern and since aluminum is
much lighter than fiberglass or wood I would expect mine to go atleast
15 MPH.

Now consider a 3,500 lbs sailboat with a full lead keel being pushed
around the water with a 9.9 hp at 6 knots. I don't find it that
difficult to believe that the other fellow is getting close to 20 mph
on his aluminum boat that weight probably a 1/3 of the weight.

I'm really itching to take her out for a spin and I do hope this great
weather that we're having in the SF Bay will hold up throught the
weekend.

Enjoy - use your GPS, then go catch a sturgeon. :)




My brother gave me one for Christmas a couple of years ago. I
think it cost him less than $100.

-Raf

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Misifus-
Rafael Seibert

http://www.ralphandsue.com

Around 8/30/2005 3:36 PM, louis wrote:

I wish I had a GPS!

Here you go:
http://www.superpawn.com/product.asp...t_id=2040 890

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"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

Finally took her own. It was 92 degrees in the SF bay...unusually hot
for this part of the country.

Just like the owner's son told me it does about 20. I would say more
like 17-18. I noticed that the tilt pin was on the lowest position so
I moved it two notches up. I also noticed that the outboard was
running rich (thick smoke) so I adjusted the mixture. With these two
changes there was a noticable pick up in overall speed.

I guess if one uses it in a small lake the outboard is ok but out in
the bay there's lot of water to cover. My boston whaler with a 40
really flew and it's a bit of an adjustment to this. And the noise.
Wow, that little beast sure screams. I'm definitly going to change it
to a 30+ hp. On the plus side I motored and trolled for 7 hours and it
only burned 4 gallons. It's a great clean smooth outboard.

And I got skunked. No bite.

Garth Almgren wrote:
Around 8/30/2005 3:36 PM, louis wrote:

I wish I had a GPS!

Here you go:
http://www.superpawn.com/product.asp...t_id=2040 890

--
~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat"
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows