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My 10 Meter survived Cat 5 Hurricane Andrew in Miami (previous owner) 1992 Survived the actual eyewall of Cat 4 Hurricane Charley 2004 - damage limited to radar arch, anchor locker lid and numerous cosmetic "chips" Survived Cat 2 Hurricane Irma 2017 Dealing with insurance claims can be daunting Ever...

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It should be noted that we extended the bow pulpit a bit to the rear, shortening the door to the rode locker.

This was done to INSURE that the rode would be dumped as close as we could get to the deepest part of the locker

I'll get some finished photos taken this weekend and will post

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and a few more:

more photos here:

I added a Lewmar Freelall 600 in 2001, 17 years ago to my 10 meter it was adequate at best deploying was always perfect lots of issues with the clutch and gypsy on retrieve difficulties in getting the clutch to engage, and the gypsy would occasionally spin on the rode despite mounting it as far aft ...

prowlersfish wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 09, 2018 8:45 am

Tim , good luck with the new boat . Even though you have gone to the dark side ( Carver) your still welcome here .

+1

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Today's marine generators are totally superior in every way to the old original equipment Onans

I recently upgraded to a 3 cylinder 6kW Northern Lights.


COULDN'T BE HAPPIER !

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the best way to get this done is with a local canvas guy.

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plastic bag (or growth) in the scoop or ball valve

happened to me

the bag was compressed into the size of a half a lima bean.

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sounds like a full time job !!!!!!!

but it's fun, and satisfying, isn't it?

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he will be missed

GODSPEED

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sounds like y'all solved the mystery

here's the proof:

https://www.boats.com/boats-for-sale/?m ... 00-express

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the hull is the hull and the waterline is the waterline

Here's a link to the factory specs:

http://trojanboat.com/specifications-pricing/

you can double click the image to zoom in

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not to hijack the thread, but... heres the deal - the speed between hull speed and planning speed = plowing water speed = inefficient speed. It's hard on your drivetrain and your fuel burn will waste fuel FOR PLANING BOATS: Formula: H = 1.34 × √(L) M = H × 1.1508 N = H × 1.852 Where, H = Hull Speed ...