It's Ready! - Page 2

Jon G · #11 07-06-2003, 09:25 PM

Man what a day today was in CC bay. Left Sesuit harbor hit billiingsgate for fish nothing happening ran over to Barnstable harbor for a swim then back to billingsgate then the weather was so nice ran it up to Provinctown harbor then finnally back to Sesuit. Not a fish in site very disapointing. On theway home there most have been groups of fifty plus boats clummped together in a couple differant areas triyng not to cut each other off while catching nothing. The best part of today was the fact that it now takes five hours before the gas guage starts to come off of full. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] Fished yesterday and did alot of running today, nine + hours total(need to fill the tank and check numbers) and now the engines going back for its 20 hrs check already put 18.7 on her since pickup on Friday night. It sure is nice to finaly have a reliable engine now I just need some fish. Hope everybody had a great weekend.

Ps. with the west wind yesterday I had a six mile run into it [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] that had me wishing for a 23' the waves were right on top of one another with no room inbetween and a big one every eight or so waves to keep me getting up on top and letting her rip, today more than madeup for it though.

ScottM · #12 07-07-2003, 01:00 AM

Sokinwet,
That was our boat, but I wasn't on it. Realizing the Weymouth ramp would be blocked for the fireworks, my father and Jack decided to put her in that night. I went down the Cape for the weekend so I haven't been on it yet, but the wife and I are headed over there right now.

Jon,
Congrats on getting her in for the 4th. I noticed all the SC's in Stage Harbor with those Suzukis. I'm sure you'll be real happy with it.

From what my father tells me, he's getting 40 mph WOT at 5700 rpm turning a 15 x 15 SS 3-blade (3/4 fuel ~110 gals, 4 people on board, light gear). At 4000 rpm he's running 25 mph, around 30 at 4500. Compared to the old 'Rude - WOT 34 mph at 5600, 20 mph at 4000, 24 mph at 4500. Definitely a big improvement but not as much as we thought. The jack plate has been tweaked as much as possible, so short of playing with props, I think she's pretty much dialed in. Now to figure out the fuel consumption improvements...