I just have a REALLY, REALLY pathetic 29HP diesel for my full displacement troller.
That's okay, actually. We have two pathetic 120 hp motors in our PNW boat so we know your pain, although our boat is semi-planing, not displacement.
I just have a REALLY, REALLY pathetic 29HP diesel for my full displacement troller.
Only way you're getting on a plane is if a whale comes up under you.
Has anyone else found the quick response window missing the last several days? It may just be my air-head i-pad.
With a hull bottom like this, planing speed is practically impossible:
and they're not otter boards...they're called "doors".
And, called an otter board because??? Nothing too fanciful please.otter board
noun, Nautical 1. one of a pair of large, heavy, square or rectangular plates or boards of metal or weighted wood attached to the trawl lines on each side of the mouth of a trawl net to maintain lateral spread during trawling.
Mark,
A 75% load isn't "stressing". It just sounds like it. Unless there's something wrong w your engine. ...
And, called an otter board because??? Nothing too fanciful please.
VT we are slightly overpowered too .. very slightly. What emergencies have you used your "extra" power for?
A 75% load isn't "stressing". It just sounds like it. Unless there's something wrong w your engine.
Well with a hull bottom like this, planing speed is ABSOLUTELY impossible.
About 2/3 throttle produces 7.0 kts. WOT produces 7.2 kts. Bow comes up a few inches, stern drops a few inches and the wake gets huge. I'll bet 100 more hp would only push the bow up a few more inches and bury the stern even more. It's all about the hull form. Displacement hull, absolutely.
You better like life in the slow lane with one of these, because that's all you will ever see.
Mark that isn't correct since your maximum fuel burn is also a function of engine rpms. At lower engine rpms your maximum fuel burn is less because maximum engine output is also less than the rated horsepower (which is given for maximum rpms).
TD your boat looks much like TAD's "Yellow Cedar" .. one of my favorite boats.