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The trial is over, the numbers are in. Let the quibbling begin. With 10.5 hours on my new Yamaha T8PXRs Page 83 clocked 7 knots in calm water, no wind, averaged both ways. Full power on one engine netted just barely less than 5 knots averaged. Fuel consumption at full throttle is 7/8 gallon per hour...

My gawd, how big is that vessel/island? I got to spend some time on Solomon Technologies Conser 47 two years ago. It was wonderful to handle, plenty of thrust available. The generator they had was very large and very loud, and I suspect the boat was pretty heavy with the batteries they were carrying...

I missed you. Somebody yelled at me from a big french cat that I didn't recognize. We had just left the Singles on Sailboats Monster Raft, which was interrupted by weather, the winds were forecast higher than our rules allow. It would have been fun, there were 70 SoS boats there, with 200 plus membe...

Sorry, It Conway. His old telephone number still works.

I've located Mr Conroe who built arches for 4 or 5 PDQs. His health has been bad, and he is still dealing with Prostate Cancer. He has not been doing any fabrication for the past year, but is back again with the help of his sons. Unless I find someone else in the Upper Bay, I will ask him to build o...

This is interesting. Which pod are you considering?

This is interesting. Which pod are you considering?

I just took a look at the phpbb site, and I think we could close the forum to the public. That means someone would have to screen new members on a daily basis. That would be a chore, and I don't think we should expect Salwah to have the time.

After hauling the boat, I drained the tank into gas cans, and syphoned out as much water as I could. I ran the old gas in my truck, which, coincidentally, doesn't run very good now. I took the tank out of the boat and wicked out as much residue as possible with towels, then , for several hours, I bl...

Last weekend was a bit light for sailing, and I put three more hours on the engines. Then my resolve broke. heading into about 4 knots of wind with the main up and against a max of a quarter knot of current, I inched the throttles up to full bore, and saw 5200 rpm and 6.6 knots, for one minute. That...

We raft stern to in a circle raft, and fire safety is the only issue, especially with a herd of sixty-somethings bouncing around the circle sampling cuisine du mer and gossip du jour, from cockpit to cockpit. Besides, if anyone falls overboard, everyone can watch, but not by firelight. June 9th is o...

I have heard that alcohol and other additives are added by the driver when he fills the station tanks. Given the entry requirements for a job driving around in traffic with a lot of explosive hazardous materials sloshing around 5 feet behind his neck, I have also heard that mixology is not fully mas...

I've been spoiled by the big generator. I turn it on to use the windlass or the microwave or to recharge after a few hours of radar, running lights and ABBA. We don't run generators or BBQ grills in our raft-ups with Singles on Sailboats, so I run the A/C for a couple hours before getting to the raf...

Thanks Tom. Of the permanently installed variety, Westerbeke seems to have the most appealing option. At 157 pounds plus enclosure, and 3KW, it meets my criteria. But I have a question: Can you run your Hondas underway?

Page 83, an outboard powered '93 PDQ 36 has a 700# diesel generator that runs every electric and electrical appliance on the boat at the same time, but uses the entire aft end of the port hull. I would like to find a light weight water cooled GASOLINE generator that weighs less and makes much less n...