Back In The Saddle Again!

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It's been a few months. Work has finally slowed to a more reasonable pace so I have had some time to work on the little 20 secptre. I am finally getting it dialed in. I went to a 4 blade solas prop per Capt Lloyds advice and now I'm turning a shade over 5800 rpm and hitting about 38 knots. The boat cruises nicely at 28-30 knots. I am still getting a little more spray then I like. The motor is as high as it will go. If you remember the dimensions of this tub it is 48" wide and I designed it for max flotation and it is providing just that. It is mounted 2.5 inches above the keel of the boat so in retrospect I probably should have mounted it 3.5" above the keel and I would be getting less spray when on plane. When running I have to trim the motor up quite a bit to reduce the spray. It is not really that big a deal....there is a trade off for everything. I have a couple ideas I'm going to try in the next couple weeks.

There have been a few small mechanical issues that I have had to deal with, the bad fuel line and then some dirty fuel that clogged the fuel filters, Next was a stuck thermostat that made the over heat alarm go off. So I have replaced the thermostat, water pump impeller, high pressure and low pressure fuel filters the internal zinks and now the motor is now running flawless.

Oh and I had a new top built also


1"pipe throughout. It's sturdy as heck! Here are a few pictures.