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A Sweet Ride
I finally had some time today to mess around with the boat, complete the break-in cycle, and see what she will do. Parker equipped my F150 Yamaha with a 15x15-1/2 three bladed black stainless steel prop. Parker had been using props with more pitch and less diameter, and apparently mine is one of the first with the smaller pitch. I called the factory on this and was told the lower pitch prop helped the engine rev up to 6000 rpm, and also helped with acceleration. Well...the factory was right. Two guys, full fuel load (100 gallons), cooler, ice, rods, and the usual junk, and without trying, I got 6000 rpm and 40 mph on both the GPS and built in Yamaha speedo. I think there is a little more if I play with trim. 4000 rpm delivered 25+ mph, and 4500 produced just about 30 mph. I "cruise" at 25 or so, and with a little trim fiddle, I was able to achieve this with 3900 rpm, and about 5.6 gph. Su-weeeet. Some of the guys with this boat go for a 200 or 225 Yamaha, but I really don't see the need. Had the depth finder hooked up to the GPS, and I like the outcome...got a nice big depth indicator on the lower left of the GARMIN 4208. This is one sweet boat. Heavy enough to smash down waves, dry-riding and for a 21-footer, plenty of walk-around room. Two outboard boats ago, I owned a nice 19-footer CC, but it was much lighter than this new Parker, and it simply did not ride as well. I shopped around a little before I decided on Parker again, but nothing I tried rode as well in the chop or had as much space for "fish wrasslin'." My second place finished was a Sailfish, but like most other center consoles, it had "vee-seating" up at the bow (takes away from fishing space), and a eurotransom. Nice rider, though. Launched at Breezy Point, went over to the "other side" of the Bay, then came back to Deale, chugged up Deale Harbor for lunch, then ran down to the Nuclear Plant. Other than the temps, which were very high (86F on the water and 84F in the water), it was a great day for a boat ride. |
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HK wrote:
I finally had some time today to mess around with the boat, complete the break-in cycle, and see what she will do. Parker equipped my F150 Yamaha with a 15x15-1/2 three bladed black stainless steel prop. Parker had been using props with more pitch and less diameter, and apparently mine is one of the first with the smaller pitch. I called the factory on this and was told the lower pitch prop helped the engine rev up to 6000 rpm, and also helped with acceleration. Well...the factory was right. Two guys, full fuel load (100 gallons), cooler, ice, rods, and the usual junk, and without trying, I got 6000 rpm and 40 mph on both the GPS and built in Yamaha speedo. I think there is a little more if I play with trim. 4000 rpm delivered 25+ mph, and 4500 produced just about 30 mph. I "cruise" at 25 or so, and with a little trim fiddle, I was able to achieve this with 3900 rpm, and about 5.6 gph. Su-weeeet. Some of the guys with this boat go for a 200 or 225 Yamaha, but I really don't see the need. Had the depth finder hooked up to the GPS, and I like the outcome...got a nice big depth indicator on the lower left of the GARMIN 4208. This is one sweet boat. Heavy enough to smash down waves, dry-riding and for a 21-footer, plenty of walk-around room. Two outboard boats ago, I owned a nice 19-footer CC, but it was much lighter than this new Parker, and it simply did not ride as well. I shopped around a little before I decided on Parker again, but nothing I tried rode as well in the chop or had as much space for "fish wrasslin'." My second place finished was a Sailfish, but like most other center consoles, it had "vee-seating" up at the bow (takes away from fishing space), and a eurotransom. Nice rider, though. Launched at Breezy Point, went over to the "other side" of the Bay, then came back to Deale, chugged up Deale Harbor for lunch, then ran down to the Nuclear Plant. Other than the temps, which were very high (86F on the water and 84F in the water), it was a great day for a boat ride. whoops...15-1/4 diameter prop, 15" pitch, not 15"x15-1/2 |
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On Aug 30, 3:58 pm, HK wrote:
Yeah, yeah... when you going to drown some baits? So, how long does it take you from the time you decide to go fishing, to get supplies ready, pack up the trailer, gas, hook up trailer, drive, setup, and launch for a quick fishing trip? |
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HK wrote:
Actually, the only thing that takes any time and causes any aggravation is aligning my vehicle with the trailer so I can hitch the two up. If I'm going out with someone, that's no problem, and takes less than a minute. If I am hooking up by myself, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. ================================================== ================== I posted (with pix) how I solved this little aggavating problem. You must have missed it. I rigged a 4 inch. wide angle mirror on top of the winch post so that I could see it from the truck. Then just watched in the mirror as I backed up to the trailer hitch. When the hitch ball disappears under the trailer hitch, it is usally lined up perfectly. Sometimes it takes a little adjusting, but after a few practice runs, I got to where I hit it 90% of the time. Happy boating, Norm |
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On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:39:10 -0400, HK wrote:
I finally had some time today to mess around with the boat, complete the break-in cycle, and see what she will do. WHOO HOO!!! With the exception of that sucky Yamaha, sounds like you have a sweet ride. Except for that hole in the transom. And the Yamamama. ~~ snerk ~~ |
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On Aug 30, 5:45 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:39:10 -0400, HK wrote: I finally had some time today to mess around with the boat, complete the break-in cycle, and see what she will do. WHOO HOO!!! With the exception of that sucky Yamaha, sounds like you have a sweet ride. Except for that hole in the transom. And the Yamamama. ~~ snerk ~~ .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. . you like numbers |
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On Aug 30, 6:07 pm, wrote:
On Aug 30, 5:45 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:39:10 -0400, HK wrote: I finally had some time today to mess around with the boat, complete the break-in cycle, and see what she will do. WHOO HOO!!! With the exception of that sucky Yamaha, sounds like you have a sweet ride. Did you just say Yamaha?? Except for that hole in the transom. And the Yamamama. ~~ snerk ~~ .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. . you like numbers I see a lot of dot's there, what could it mean, aliens from the dark side?? |
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On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:50:45 -0000,
wrote: Did you just say Yamaha?? Why yes - yes I did. |
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