No weight but it is pretty light. It’s being run pretty empty though. Minimal gas and no gear. I’m going to add some downfacing chines this...
Haven’t been bold enough for the rough water yet. Not many hours at all. Been on a go slow. Bit of chop on the lake but no open ocean yet....
[MEDIA]Gone to single outboard and she is going really really well. 30 knots WOT stable as. Hole shot is flat and fast. She leans a bit in the...
Correct, it's not planing on one motor.
Nah, I mean it does not cavitate when under power with one motor only.
Straight line when I throttle up too much. At low speeds no issue, as soon as it comes on the plane seems to lose bite and then start to over rev...
Ok will do. I'll need to start calculating pitch/diameter vs revs, and that's going to be hard if I keep getting Ventilation.
They are Aluminium Props. I want to go to four or five blades, stainless would be good, but as you say expensive. Ill get some pics next time I...
Ventilation Issues I dumped her in the lake again this weekend after removing the centre pod. I also lowered the motors and am still getting vent...
Sweet thanks. Once more weight up front, I hope the draft to be under 400 hull only.
450 draft?
No, 20".
Side view with waterline marks
What should be the safe clearance from waterline to transom top? The Draft unladen is 400mm. When I stand on the boarding platform between the...
The Leech is pretty! I can't believe they can push that big cat around with two 40s!
http://www.africanangler.com/sb_boat_tests_view.asp?id=95
Indeed, I have learned a lot and made a lot of mistakes with this build. Great thing about fibreglass is you can always grind or sand it and start...
Hehe no!! This thing just became bigger and bigger as it went on. The donor hulls were a waste of time, but they got me started I suppose. The...
Update More hull work, added Chines and sealed forward Gunwales.
Foredeck sealed. Started the big step of sealing the foredeck.
