kernaltugboat's 27 SeaCraft

[finestkind]

Kernaltugboat,

I used to drive by the boats everyday!! I knew she was the won when I saw the yellow next to her!! I've stoped by last summer(i think they all seem to blend together) and talked with your father for a while!! Nice guy he told me how the boats have been all over the country, maybe world tuna fishing !! I can't remember. Well it's good to see the boat with a face lift!!!!

[RODMAN]

Here is some eye candy.Feast on some porn.More to follow.

[glow]

Hey Dan, how you doing? Hope all is well. Any more progreess/pics of the boat? Take it easy, Greg

[kerneltugboat]

Hi Greg,

Work keeps getting in the way of progress, I was in Italy for a while. I have all the Electronics,switches, steering, shifting, etc mounted. Today I will do the rod holders and the thru-hull transducer and run the hydraulic steering lines (As soon as the rain stops) I will also find a place for the "Cabin Heater" You may not be familiar with that term, it is a device we put inside the cabin to keep warm !!! hahaha... As soon as I get my camera charged back up, I will send some pics. Still hope to get it in for Tuna Season this year, but I am running out of time. I will post fuel burn and performance numbers as soon as I can.

Dan

[glow]

Hey Dan,

Sounds great. Wow, Italy. Did you get to check out any fishing vilages in Italy? It's pretty crazy how they go out and surround the blue fin with their purse nets and wooden skiffs then club them and pull em' into the boat half alive! Out of curiosity what do you do for a living? Must be nice to travel international for work. Look forward to seeing your progress. I have been doing alot of drafting and design for my dad's boat. We got the new transom in and decided to bond another 3/4" ply to make it 3 boards vs. 2. Take it easy, Greg

BTW when is tuna season for you guys? Must be during the winter on nice days? I am glad that our tuna season is during the summer. Then again you guys get Bluefins and the other exotic tuna's. All we have are Yellowfin, Bigeye and Albacore on occasion.

[RODMAN]

OK Dan,I know you got her wet last week and the sea trials went well.
Give up the numbers.
Rod Man

[kerneltugboat]

RoDMan,

I posted the numbers in the performance section. Top speed was 36 Knots at 14.5 GPH, 3500 RPM. I can cruise easily at 3000 RPM, exactly 30 knots, about 11.5 GPH, Planes at about 15 knots, but my tabs are not working. It averages about 2.5 to 2.7 MPG around the range. It trolls at 3.6 to 3.9 Knots at 600 RPM and burns about 0.31 GPH. I was full of fuel, I think it weighs about 7800 lbs. I ended up with the G5 Props, VP D6-350 HP Diesel