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Hey Mark, Since your are contemplating it. Just an FYI I have now raise my motor up another notch from last season and it is now up 2 from the original as low as it would go configuration (Pacific 23WA5 with Honda 225). 2 recent runs to Catalina have yield an average of 3.45 MPG cruising between 22 ...

Really nice boat. BTW for those interested, Hondamarine has posted performance numbers on the 23 Pilot. RPM MPH GPH MPG Idle 3.5 1000 5.1 .9 5.7 1500 7.4 1.7 4.3 2000 10.3 2.5 4.1 2500 15.9 3.4 4.7 3000 21.5 4.5 4.8 3500 28.5 5.6 5.1 4000 33.1 7.5 4.4 4500 36.8 9.5 3.9 5000 40.2 14.9 2.7 5500 44.2 1...

Hey Dave, I with your wife on this one. I somehow feel connected with your purchase of this boat. Especially since I met you on the day you first looked at it. It seems that you have not had this boat all that long, about as long as I have had mine. I would be hard pressed to dump my boat unless it ...

Mark You S*ck. The sister ship has only gotten 3.5 mpg best (instantaneous measure) with a light load and a SE blow kicking her in the a$$ on the way to Catalina. Her last run (2 weeks ago) with full fuel, bait and ice chest and 2 SOB to the 209 from Newport was 2.96 mpg. Ran 122.6 nm (GPS) burned 4...

Here is one for you guys. I was working on my bait pump where I keep my boat at Newport Dunes on a Saturday. I decided to take a potty break and on my way back I could not help but stop to watch the boats coming in the ramp. So I see this beautiful CC about 26 ft coming in with an older gentleman at...

Hey Mark, Looks like a great time. Sorry I could not attend. I was actually trying to catch Montana Cutthroats at Trout Lake in Yellowstone National Park on the day of the M&G. Oh well maybe next year. Two years in a row I have had a conflict with with the M&G and going to MT for trout. BTW ...

Dave, Alternatively you can fuse it for the maximum rating for the socket you are installing. For example Blue Sea Systems (ttp://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1%7C328%7C49758%7C299260%7C319691&id=1187549) socket is rated for a maximum of 15 amps. So I would install it on a circuit fused fo...

JW, Here a link to the Solas Rubex . Simialr concept. http://www.rubexprops.com/ I am using one on my 225. Local prop guy (AAA Propeller Service) recommends them. Have not had the chance to see if it really works, but keeping a hammer and a block of wood and a hub takes up less space than a spare pr...

Here something interesting to read. At least us Alloy guys can sell our boats for scrap aluminum.

http://www.soundingsonline.com/componen ... 31712.html

Was at the Fred Hall Show in Long Beach, CA last night and talked to the Steiger Craft Dealer, and he told me about North River Boats closing its retail stores. So I Googled it today to find the following link.

http://kezi.com/news/local/96063

Seafood Man, As posted by others your given your situation of hitting max engine RPM suggests that your current prop selection is under pitched for that prop design. Here is what bugs me. If I assume you are running a 14" pitch prop. not diameter and the Verado has a gear ratio of 1.75. Putting...

Hi Pete, Let me start by saying that I am by no means an expert in determining prop performance and what I am presenting here is what I have so far gleamed from reading various sources over and over. In your original post I was wondering what the pitch of your prop was. Here is why. You can calculat...

What do you think of this product?

http://www.bunkaps.com/

Richard

I figured you guys would get a kick out of that video. I sure did.


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Surfing Youtube for aluminum boats and look what I found.
Wow,the Plastic boat builders in Australia are fighting Back!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=offUglbbfXw#

Makes you want to go out a buy a Whaler! Not!!

Mark, Good One!! Went out yesterday too with my son and a his friend and friend's dad. First Dorado for my son as well. Small fish but still fun, especially for the kids. So far none yet on the fly. I am 0 for 2. Had them hit the fly but these guys are small, so I need to tie up some smaller stuff. ...

BSer, I realize that you are only talking about peak fuel economy at 5 mpg, under the best conditions. Even on a good flat water day the best the Honda fuel management shows is a 3.5 mpg. That is a peak number. I have never seen 4 mpg at cruise, and would like to see that number. I don't think the b...

AT, Here are the basics. Pacific 23 WA5, with 30" Transom with a Honda 225 30" shaft. Current Prop is SS 3 x 14.75 x 18 pitch. Trade-winds drilled the mounting bolts 2" from the top of the transom and mounted the motor as low as it would go. To me it was too low. The fan spray off the...

Something just does not seem right. The numbers posted on all these boats are amazing. I guess if I wanted fuel economy I should not have purchased the Pacific 23 WA5. So far the what I have gotten out of my boat is around 3 mpg. The number of 3 is based upon GPS milage and gallons consumed on the H...

Hey Jettywolf,

You need to try some RAINX on your windshield!! Windshield wiper in a bottle.

Richard

AT,

Yes I agree the RPMS are still a little low. Looking at another prop swap and I still need to see how the boat is running WOT with the current setup. Both times I have been out since raising the motor have been too rough to run WOT.

Richard

Dave, No idea when it is going to happen. You can read about some of the wows on THT here is the link to the conversation. http://www.thehulltruth.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=203136&posts=91 There are a lot of frustrated guys out there. Not to mention the hurt this has put on some of the dist...

Time for the update on my WA5. Took delivery from TW in early April. Other than the basic Radio and compass the boat did not have any working electronics. In anticipation of a 30 day deliver of the Navnet 3D stuff I had TW install a transducer (Aimar SS164 1kW Tilted element) and the DFF1, along wit...

Mark, Great stuff. Love the video!! The sister-ship was out that weekend too. It was snotty even along the coast south of Newport. I when down to the Domes. On the way back I was crashing them over the pilot house. What fun! I need to update the folks on my boat at some point, because the boat she i...

Dave, The Spot and EPIRB are somewhat different animals. You should go to the SPOT web page to see what it can do. As far as cost is concerned the SPOT will end up costing slightly more over 5 years over a GPS EPIRB, but has some really neat features. It does not send out messages that the CG monito...