Conall63
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I fired up the engine the other day. My power is a John Deere 6068TFM. The control cables for the throttle and transmission are in the boat, but not yet installed. It was a good day to finally hear the engine, but I'm more happy as to how quiet the boat sounds. I'd like to find a decibel meter just to see how loud it is.
One of the best things about firing up the engine was finally getting to operate the steering. My steering is the same as one would find on a heavy duty dump truck with a hydraulic pump operating off of a gear on the cam shaft, and a robust twin cylinder quadrant working the rudder. It was nice to fire the engine and instantly have steering without having to bleed anything. Hard over to hard over is 3.5 turns of the wheel.
There's more detail on the blog with a lame video of the engine.
Conall
Conall's Boat Build
One of the best things about firing up the engine was finally getting to operate the steering. My steering is the same as one would find on a heavy duty dump truck with a hydraulic pump operating off of a gear on the cam shaft, and a robust twin cylinder quadrant working the rudder. It was nice to fire the engine and instantly have steering without having to bleed anything. Hard over to hard over is 3.5 turns of the wheel.
There's more detail on the blog with a lame video of the engine.
Conall
Conall's Boat Build
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