I would want two boats for my 3mm. First, a "mother ship" to dock at various destinations, and a carolina boat to fish those destinations....
OK, here are the results. Before numbers were with 400 gallons less fuel and 100 gallons less water, so these are conservative for sure. Up to...
It's a carolina boat. In the same yard, they just pulled a Paul Spencer that has had the tubes since new (2005). In that one, there is no...
there is a small hole in the bottom of the tube for water flow to the aft bearings. Yes, when the bearings have to be replaced, the tube will...
Bottom (including struts, etc) had been cleaned by a diver within two weeks. You can see the condition of the bottom in the first photos. Those...
then painted and we were done. Quite simple.
then covered with ad tech and faired
next the tube was cut so that it would fit over the bearings. Also they were tapped for a set screw to keep the tubes from turning. And a small...
Ok, the shaft tubes are on. VERY preliminary results show a reduction of 4 gal per hour at 1850, a reduction of 4-5% load and a gain of about 1...
Just an update: Yes, the boat has been re-found. And, after the fuel was removed, it has settled into the sand a bit. Divers hired by both...
I'm still not 100% sure how they work. From what I understand, they fit between the cutlass bearings on the strut and the bearings where the shaft...
Ok, I'm getting real close to pulling the trigger on putting shaft tubes on my boat. I know that Paul Spencer is using them almost exclusively....
I have an inherent faith in the goodness of people. Yeah, many times it turns out to be a misguided faith, but I would rather be that way than...
It seems the boat has moved. The divers couldn't find it and will look again soon. Interesting. This should evoke some great theories.
Oh I'm not worried. I guess I was just trying to get some more debate going on basic construction methods. As I said, I have changed my...
Well, now I'm of the mindset that wood is better, but boat marketing for the last 15 years has been "our boat is better because we don't use...
All of this Bertram, core, etc stuff that is going on in various threads started me thinking about my boat. Last year I traded from what I have...
I guess my comedic timing isn't so good. I thought my use of :) would make it obvious that it was a joke. Sorry:o
I haven't looked at all of this thread, but based on the way the bow of Ady Gil looks, I would say it must have hit the Bill Perry Reef Bouy.:)
In today's market, do not make an offer on a boat unless you are prepared to write the check. You may be insulting some with low ball offers, but...
