I am using keel cooler tubes on a 20" runabout for 2 reasons. Allows a antifreeze closed engine block cooling system & cooling for engine &...
Par what does SOR stand for ? Stop using a longer stick to hold my Carrot. :) With all the good precautionary driving advice I am taking to...
Am I reading you correctly. Use the Chaparrel. Build the Mower for shows & 20 mph boat club trips. Rich
I am VERY thankfull for you stating that propwalk is a very difficult thing on any single prop hull. SOOO I install 2 contra rotating props...
I am SEVERELY ticked off about the prop walk on my 2002 Chaparrel 19' boat. It has a overpowered 5.0 L Mercruiser in it. All our docks only...
The unequal fanning out of the water from the prop is VERY noticeable on my overpowered Chaparrel 186 SSI with a 5 L Mercruiser. Results....
Not sure? Try it. There are always oddities in every science. Who thought adding a bulbous nose would be a improvment. Test your idea.
Cheap actual test setup. Build a 8' long scale HULL model of a freighter model. Ballast it to the scale water line. Put a small screw eye into...
We are wandering away from his problem. He has broken engine mounts. He & tunnels should design this improved boat. They both want maximum...
Too much features in 24' of boat ? You really should seriously see if you can trade up to a boat that comes STANDARD with heat & AC. SO much...
Those FG Flivers are some of the most wastefull uses of hull space. Is there ANY solid reason why a simple board / brace cannot be Epoxied to the...
Or Put in several interlocked VERY thin & narrow plywood frames. Also known as eggcrateing. Car people call it monocoupe framing. You have...
Are we trying to save money & pulled muscles? I would buy one of those 12vdc remotely controlled bumper mounted winches from Harbor Fright. They...
Age is a BIG factor. This summer we had 3 old small Boston Whalers split underneath. All in the same area.
Bingo Michael. The valve / valves are for stopping flow in the summer. We usually splice into the rubber hose line betwee the engine block & the...
Me Racing boats get VERY HIGH instantanious bow loads. Going around a course with other boats sets up some VERY steep choppy water. Add in to...
On the water & moving, a auto AC from ANY FULL sized car is more than enough. Remember the small size of the interior cabin is not much different...
Ride several used boats to find what handles the sea.
Problem. 1st crack Leads to higher stresses in the rest of the boat. The repair & then another crack somewhere else is a VERY VERY bad sign of...
1500# with the Buick aluminum 215 CI and 2000# with a 350 CI V8. Speed is 40 to 50 mph. I am GUESSING that because the boat is 1/2 the width &...
