Re: Sneak Preview
Terry,
Looks like you're on the home stretch - maybe you can make our June gathering!
On the gauges, you might want to consider adding a vacuum gauge - all the Pratt engineers I worked with that ran I/O's ran 'em to manifold vacuum (5-7"Hg min) and used to swear by those gauges. It can help you find best operating speed and also detect performance changes/impending problems. Ask Connor what he thinks about his.
With that new engine and all that power, you won't be even close to the 5" min limit and you shouldn't have any near term problems, but it would be nice to have a baseline when the engine is new. Might also help when trying to select the best prop. The 21' "Unohu" used to cruise at 20 kts at about 9" with a 260 hp Mercruiser with a Bahama's cruising load, so your boat should do a lot better than that, maybe 10-11" at cruise and probably at considerably higher speed!
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