Its been 14 years since the OP started this thread, I wonder how much he learned and what has been built?
You will lose RPM going from aluminum to stainless while keeping all else constant. Stainless will flex less...
According to my google WOT RPM for a 2012 Evinrude 175hp G1 is 4850 to 5850. For boats that could have a heavy load at times, you want to be on...
I changed plans and won't have an option to install baffles since I am going to use the same tanks we used before. We did not have an issue with...
I will no longer be making an integral tank in the bow. I will be rotating and moving forward our current 30 gal black water tank. This will give...
This is the current layout of the additional 2 strings and replacing the piece of the bulkhead that i cut out to get access to the wet area....
Are those stress cracks that I see inside the laminate? And what is the dark spot? [ATTACH]
Over the years water has migrated between the hull and interior cap. [ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH] Cutting it away was the only way I knew to dry it...
Pretty normal stance for a pontoon boat. Diminishing reserve bouyancy with a round pontoon once they are half submerged. I wouldn't sweat it. But...
Regarding the immersion depth of the hulls, my thinking is that bridge deck clearance would be the important measurement.
An interesting thing I noticed is that the noise of the sloshing of water in the tanks was more annoying than the actual rolling at anchor while...
I am thinking about building an integral water and waste tank in the bow where the tank structure would also stiffen the hull. I currently have a...
Sorry for not keeping this thread up to date, I ended up buying a Garmin Echomap Uhd2 5" Chartplotter 54cv over a year ago. I didn't actually use...
In February we launched her in St. Augustine and spent 10 days exploring the Florida intracoastal. When we entered the Indian River just north of...
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