The mystery of a proper prop and terrible performance.

Productive day..... I started here....



Started measuring and cutting and installing the Gates Green Stripe hose that I picked up this morning. Once everything was clamped up it was time for another more careful attempt. I started her up and let her run for two minutes. Shut her down and opened the filters and filled them with water. I did this again twice more, she took less water each time and by the third time very little.

So I started her again and let her idle for about 20 minutes. No problems this time. I used one of those hand held temperature guns to keep an eye on things. Manifolds get to between 170* and 220*, 220* in the centers and lower on the ends. None of the engine coolant hose registered over about 150*.

One thing I did notice was that the port side manifold was always about 20* hotter than the starboard. Not a big deal but I'm wondering why.

After she cooled off a bit I opened up the filters and found some interesting debris.



I was surprised at the amount of scale that was trapped after just a short time idling. The filters seem to have been a good idea.

She warmed to 160* and stayed there but this was just at idle.

That's it for now. Next steps are getting Pearl cleaned up and into the water. This should happen late next week. We'll see how she does when I can open her up.

MIA