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Flim63 · Post by **Flim63** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:09 am

Boat move went great. Helm is a little loose and over 15mph it gets hard to keep up with. The rudder post connections are tight, no slop so it must be at the front end of the system. I think these are chain and sprocket so maybe some stretch has occured. Very comfortable at 14mph turning only 1600 rpm. Here is some video..

http://youtu.be/8t_Hx4-1ELE

Stripermann2 · Post by **Stripermann2** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:53 am

Cool video and suprisingly quiet...
Thanks for sharing.

captainmaniac · Post by **captainmaniac** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:13 pm

I am a little surprised at the speed. Based on the wake, it does look like about 12-14 knots but I am surprised you got that at only 1500 rpm. My father's old '69 28' would be around 2000rpm to get that speed.

It's possible that they are different because of his being single engine, but if you haven't yet you may want to check the accuracy of your tachs.

Flim63 · Post by **Flim63** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:37 pm

captainmaniac wrote:I am a little surprised at the speed. Based on the wake, it does look like about 12-14 knots but I am surprised you got that at only 1500 rpm. My father's old '69 28' would be around 2000rpm to get that speed.

It's possible that they are different because of his being single engine, but if you haven't yet you may want to check the accuracy of your tachs.

It was repowered in '91 with Crusader 230HP twins and propped 14X14. Next trip I will bring my optical tach and check but the numbers seem probable.

As to how quiet, I was using a separate audio recorder placed on the helm area, then synced in post production (yeah I do video work on the side) so it brings the engine sound down. I'll get more video and capture the engine sound more accurately. They do sound great though!

I noticed the bilge pump ran much more often while running than when docked. Would that be prop shaft seals (it was the aft bilge pump).

ready123 · Post by **ready123** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:51 pm

captainmaniac wrote:I am a little surprised at the speed. Based on the wake, it does look like about 12-14 knots but I am surprised you got that at only 1500 rpm. My father's old '69 28' would be around 2000rpm to get that speed.

It's possible that they are different because of his being single engine, but if you haven't yet you may want to check the accuracy of your tachs.

Lightly (?) loaded twin woodie in salt water... seems possible to me.

Flim63 · Post by **Flim63** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:42 pm

ready123 wrote:
Lightly (?) loaded twin woodie in salt water... seems possible to me.

And to clarify where I am boating, it is the California delta region, 60 miles inland from the coast and fresh water.

Captain Blast Off · Post by **Captain Blast Off** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:03 pm

I think Captain Maniac may be right; I have the same boat and run much slower at 1500 rpm. Also I find that when my boat is at rest the bilge never runs however after a weekend run and coming back to the slip if I turn the pump on manually it will pump some water out but it never gets enough in it to trip the float switch.

You may want to check and or replace your shaft log hoses; I know mine were shot when I got my boat.

Looks great on the water; congrats on your purchase.

aaronbocknek · Post by **aaronbocknek** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:40 am

ONE MINUTE AND 38 SECONDS OF JOY. thanks for sharing 'film'. i would have given anything to have gone along for the ride.
aaron in baltimore.

captainmaniac · Post by **captainmaniac** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 12:59 pm

Captain Blast Off wrote:after a weekend run and coming back to the slip if I turn the pump on manually it will pump some water out but it never gets enough in it to trip the float switch.

You may want to check and or replace your shaft log hoses; I know mine were shot when I got my boat..

Simple flexing of the hull while underway may also let a bit in through seams that are otherwise tight when sitting at rest in the slip.

Flim63 · Post by **Flim63** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:08 pm

Just got back from a weekend at the boat and updates on speeds and bilge.

I put a dwell meter/tach on the coil and the panel tach is within 50rpm of actual, so speeds/rpm are: 13mph @ 1500rpm, 28mph @ 2700rpm. Speeds are from GPS during slack water, maybe less than 1 knot of current. Incidently, the boat steered fine with just me on the boat. I think it is just VERY sensitive to weight shift as people move about the boat. I got it to 30mph in a burst and still tracked well.

I pulled the bilge hatches and the engine throughhulls are dry. The shaft hoses are wet, but forms it own little pool that does not contribute to the main seepage (leak is mostly forward, rear pump rarely runs). Forward pump triggers every two hours while in the slip and dumps about a gallon each time. I'm planning on bringing a wet vac and drying the bilge to find the culprit as I have no through hulls forward of the head. There rear pump runs when moving, but I think that is all the forward water draining to the rear.

Overall, a great trip. Did a lot of cleaning and made a list of varnishing I need to do. Got a short video of it on the Sacramento river I'll post tonight.

MadBen · Post by **MadBen** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:58 pm

Great looking boat!! Congratulations. I would be betting the water would be coming in around the keel. Shouldn't be too hard to find. I would guess all the floor boards are removable in the cabin. I had a leak in my 1965 36 at the forward keel. Not much of a leak at all sitting but underway, it was very obvious. Just got a buddy to man the helm and found it.
Good Luck

Flim63 · Post by **Flim63** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:41 pm

I have continued my shameless display in a new thread, 1963 Sea Breeze 31.