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Boat Name: King Kong
"Boat + Water = Fun"
I've burned around 650 gallons in the genny. At my 800 rpm happy speed, I'm usually making 7.5 knots at 2.3 mpg. On plane, it's 23 knots at 0.5 mpg. And of course, we've spent a fair amount of time idling at zero speed in locks or waiting for bridge openings.
@Liberty44140 - terrific side trip to Chattanooga. The Tennessee River Gorge is spectacular. My brother and his wife came to see us ... stayed on the boat and cruised the final 20 miles up the Gorge. It's called the "Grand Canyon of the East" for good reason.
@J3ff -- Key West is your neighborhood, right?
Good info on idle vs plane. There are a lot of days where the admiral wants to just cruise at 800 - 1000rpm and all the "diesels NEED to be run with a load" posts out there have made me wonder.
Trip looks awesome!!!! Nice run from Marco to KW - so freaking cool!
We started this project seven months ago. Despite our best efforts, we could not reach the bottom of the center section because we don't have 6-foot monkey-long arms. Believe me, we tried everything. Then July came, we started our Loop, and this job got pushed to the back burner.
In this photo it doesn't look too bad, but the film looks black viewed from outside. And yes, for the past seven months there was a bit of peeled film hanging down from the windshield! All gone now.
So, if it looked so terrible, why did I wait this long to finish the job?
It was a big project. I had to remove the entire helm pod. An hour of disassembly, an hour of hard work to get the film off, two hours to reassemble and clean up. The only other option was to remove the center window, and I didn't want that risk.
Once I took out the instruments from the main panel, there were only six screws holding the pod in place. I'd be lying if I claimed that I designed the pod for easy removal. It just worked out that way. This result makes me happy, and I got a great full-body workout today.
The worst problems are the ones that spontaneously self-heal. That's what happened here ... it just started working. If it happens again, I'll know what to do.
Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express
@Dream_Inn - I also found and removed the original Simrad rate compass, which will get sold on eBay. I knew there had to be one on the boat somewhere!