Mine has nothing but straight pipes. When I fire her up it scatters gulls throughout the marina. My boat is known as the loud one. Scrares the...
I've changed my MO since I started this thread, which after all, was about finding the most economical way of operating my boat. I now run at hull...
Yeah, maybe it's more when trying to do 8 or 10 knots at 2000 RPMs and the bow is skyward pushing a wall of water. You can really feel it working...
I hear you. Because of course the RV tranny's purpose is to match the appropriate power output of the engine with various speeds of the vehicle,...
What this doesn't account for is the use of stock automotive engines in heavy, luggy applications like motorhomes. The standard offering for my...
That's a much smaller and lighter boat than mine.
I'd have to double check the brand but funny, because epoxy can be used to make fuel tanks - plywood coated in epoxy or straight glass epoxy. My...
Personally I read that as the engines can be run for long periods at the same high RPM with trashing themselves. I think if you took a basic auto...
About 1400 RPM
This Crusader is a 287 - they didn't have a 305 yet when this boat was built. And the carb is in very poor shape. I checked it with WOT and the...
What he said. Fascinating stuff. Still, it seems crazy roaring a V8 at those RPMs. I've only known them in road applications and due to their...
But how much is this in the design? These blocks are off the shelf automotive engines marinized are they not? My Crusader 220 is a Chevy 287...
Its a wooden boat. The gold is in her timbers and finish :)
Putting around is what I prefer to do. My cruising grounds are the BC Gulf Islands, and there's no reason to be in a hurry. I'm used to sailboats...
The carb is original and suffers from corrosion. The engine was rebuilt in 2006 and I doubt the previous owners put 100 hours on it since....
