Thanks Guys for all your comments. I will work on this.
Ron, the props were 20 x 25.5 and I had them reworked to 20 x 26 in order to speed up the boat. The transmission is 1.6 ratio vee drives.
There is some history that concerns me and seems fishy. Why did the boat come with an extra set of props that are very small like they belong on a gas boat? The engines were rebuilt by the previous owner due to a perfomance problem related to fuel going bad in the tanks from lack of use. The primary filters(racor) were 5 micron and a mechanic told me that the engines were naturally aspirated(?) and they would not get enough fuel with those. (the seconday filters are 5 micron) When I push the engines for a short burst they seem to blow oil out the pan gasket. The markings on the dipsticks look home made. I should probably gather alot more specs and think about having a mechanic look at it.
I will fill the tanks this weekend and log the miles to calc gph and check the trim tabs.
and I am beginning to believe that maybe I have a weight issue due to a soggy core?
Ron, the props were 20 x 25.5 and I had them reworked to 20 x 26 in order to speed up the boat. The transmission is 1.6 ratio vee drives.
There is some history that concerns me and seems fishy. Why did the boat come with an extra set of props that are very small like they belong on a gas boat? The engines were rebuilt by the previous owner due to a perfomance problem related to fuel going bad in the tanks from lack of use. The primary filters(racor) were 5 micron and a mechanic told me that the engines were naturally aspirated(?) and they would not get enough fuel with those. (the seconday filters are 5 micron) When I push the engines for a short burst they seem to blow oil out the pan gasket. The markings on the dipsticks look home made. I should probably gather alot more specs and think about having a mechanic look at it.
I will fill the tanks this weekend and log the miles to calc gph and check the trim tabs.
and I am beginning to believe that maybe I have a weight issue due to a soggy core?
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