Marinette Boat Forum

Thanks ddependo, that's the ad. It's a decent price until the welding part came up. No worries as I'm pretty stuck on a 32 FBS.

Thanks, that's the first I've heard of that in an aluminum boat. Maybe at one time it was strapped to the belly of the now defunct space shuttle. Reading that made me want to steer clear of it. I work with aluminum on a daily basis and know that it is a "softer" metal. I've heard of M's hi...

While taking my daily jog through various classifieds, I came upon an ad for an M that stated " all stress cracks have been re-welded from front to rear". Are stress cracks a common occurrence on the M ?

Yes, the trawler I was considering had a full displacement hull which is why it only required 50 HP and topped at 10 knots and cruised at 7 knots. For my Loop trip, I plan on cruising near that speed for the most part but want the ability to kick it up a notch if necessary which is where the planing...

So it sounds like faster or slower 1 MPG is a good ball park guesstimation. The Willard trawler I was looking at was 30' with a 50 hp diesel and at cruise, 7 knots, burned 3/4 gallon an hour but topped at 10 knots which is about 11 1/2 miles per hour. A little slow to get out of the way if I needed ...

You are right. Maybe it will be a smaller qty. but all that should work itself out after I see what I have to work with.

shade2u2 wrote:"Aquaholic" (Erik) is a member here and is doing the loop in a 32 FB.
He may be able to help you out.

Very Cool!!! Is he doing any sort of real time updates?

We've always looked at our boat as a "stress reducer" so our cruise speed is normally around 9 - 10 mph. Our burn rate (gph) fluctuates. Why? Cuz boating on the Ohio and its currents is variable, including heading upriver. Case in point. We take a yearly trip from our marina (Lighthouse P...

I was wondering if any of the owners of 32' FB sedan's could tell me what they consider cruising speed to be in their boat and what the fuel burn per hour is at that speed. Also, any other approximate fuel burns per hour at various speeds that you may recall would be informative too. I'm strongly co...

Thanks, so much, for taking the time to explain this to a newbie.