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Speaking of high fuel prices,
I was thinking more on the lines of Perry Como....
JimH wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message . .. Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:44:30 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: I ran Yo Ho at "trawler speed" this past weekend, about 8 mph. Fuel flow gauge showed 1.1 to 1.4 gallons per hour. Boat handles just fine at those low speeds, too, and tracks like an arrow. The engine is so quiet at those low RPMs, you can barely tell it is running. Ah! Another convert in the making. Perhaps but I can say from a great deal of personal experience that if you are going to run at trawler speed, it is better to have the real thing, preferably with stabilizers. My old Bertram 33 used to roll like Miss Piggy when it was running off plane. Completely different hull design. Besides, I just mess around with trawler speed. It's just too slow. Trawler speed = Tony Bennett singing a Christmas song while laying comatose on a couch. :-) |
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Speaking of high fuel prices,
Yeah, that's the guy!
wrote in message oups.com... I was thinking more on the lines of Perry Como.... JimH wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message . .. Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:44:30 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: I ran Yo Ho at "trawler speed" this past weekend, about 8 mph. Fuel flow gauge showed 1.1 to 1.4 gallons per hour. Boat handles just fine at those low speeds, too, and tracks like an arrow. The engine is so quiet at those low RPMs, you can barely tell it is running. Ah! Another convert in the making. Perhaps but I can say from a great deal of personal experience that if you are going to run at trawler speed, it is better to have the real thing, preferably with stabilizers. My old Bertram 33 used to roll like Miss Piggy when it was running off plane. Completely different hull design. Besides, I just mess around with trawler speed. It's just too slow. Trawler speed = Tony Bennett singing a Christmas song while laying comatose on a couch. :-) |
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