Marinette Boat Forum

Sounds like it's under propped. Does it get right up on plane, and at part throttle? If so, an inch or more pitch would deliver more speed and better MPG. If not, you'll have to live with it. Jeff PS: My old 32 sedan with 16 x 14 (3 blade props, 1.52:1 reduction) would plane off on one engine and ma...

Made of an aluminum, manganese, magnesium alloy called 5086 – H116.

The correct welding wire is 5356

Jeff (AKA Mr. Know it all)

Those babies should easily twist 16 x 17 props.

Jeff

..."On 318 automobiles the intake manifold has an exhaust crossover passage that heats the floor of the intake for better atomization of the fuel and it also heats the choke well."

So do the marine 318s/ 360s.

Jeff

Adhesive fighting you?

Jeff

..."Luckily there was no damage to either boat. And no witnesses to embarrass me. "

That is NOT usually the case! As I tell my boating course students, if you make a perfect landing no one will see you, but if you screw up--come in too fast and smash into the dock....Yankee Stadium!

Jeff

Impressive!

Jeff

The way I teach my USCG Aux boating course students to handle this is with a spring line. To wit: Angle your boat up to the dock (about a 30 degree angle). Grab a piling or cleat and tie the bow to it with the spring line from a bow cleat to the dock LOOSELY attached. Select reverse (using the outer...

Sorry. Problems that mysteriously disappear always return.

Jeff

Oooooh! You chauvinist, you.

Jeff