2011 Coastal Run to Florida

[Dave Neptune]

Yeh baby!

Hanley, good to hear the prop is getting the RPM you were looking for. The wider tips on the cut 14" should work fine. I am interested in what you can get into a bit of chop or haedwind. I'm not suprised by the RPM as my D/D was getting 1700 at WOT.
That additional RPM should help your reduction unit as much as the Indigo does the direct drives. The biggest thing I noticed was the additional smoothness the extra RPM's provided.
Hope you can figure how to stay in touch as so many of us are interested in your trip. Also I would like to keep up with how your electric cooling system does after a long run at higher RPM and HP.

Fair winds and good fuel Destiny!
Dave Neptune

[UsailIbail!]

Do you have any pictures of it going across the Chappy ferry? I assume it would take up the whole thing... Good luck on your way to florida!

ebben

[hanleyclifford]

Post #52 shows a picture of loading onto the Chappy Ferry. Couldn't get a shot of the crossing - I was on the boat!

[Mo]

She looks Great!!!!!!!

Hanley,
She looks great. You weren't long getting the stick up and rigging her. Enjoy your sailing. I took one of the guys advice and downloaded "OpenCNP". It accesses my SeaClear charts and is much easier to deal with...FWIW. Just spent the last hour playing with it and it is nice....would be great for your trip.

All the Best,

[Mo]

What type trailer??

Hanley,
The boat trailer / hauler you had it on. What type was it. That looks pretty good...a fella could make a few bucks with one of those.

[ndutton]

Best of luck on your voyage. Report as often as you can, let us know how things are going.

[edwardc]

... I really want to keep in touch with the forum but not sure how to do it. I live on the hook most of the time. ...

Check out the BadBoy Extreme from Bitstorm:

http://store.bitstorm.com/products/BAD-BOY-Xtreme-%252d-Kits.html

It's essentially a high-powered wireless client with a hi-gain antenna. Using it, you'll be able to find any open wireless access points in the area from a MUCH greater distance than any laptop can. I've got one on my boat and it works great.

One of the options is an additional wifi access point so you can rebroadcast in your boat and access things from your laptop's wifi without stringing any ethernet cables.

It is a bit pricy, but it sure works nice!

[jpian0923]

Boat looks great!

Serious question though, first name Hanley or first name Clifford? Just curious...

[hanleyclifford]

Boat looks great!

Serious question though, first name Hanley or first name Clifford? Just curious...

First name Hanley: The Army had it backwards at AFEES Boston when I got drafted and I almost let em' do it but chickened out.

[Gordo]

Oh, another help in keeping in tough is SPOT. I recently got the Delormy PN60 with SPOT. This is different than before in that you can send a message typed out on the GPS, instead of the previous "One message fits all". If you have no need of a new GPS, they also have it for pairing with a smart phone...same capabilities.

You can't post to a forum of course but you can email, SMS, etc.

[hanleyclifford]

Beware the Assumption

So I go out and recheck the lifters while on the mooring. Had to make a few adjustments of .002" or less. Reinstalled the carb (I had jostled it a bit) and couldn't keep her running. Well, I thought, just a little bowl cleanup and I'll be good to go. This is why I keep a spare carb on board ready to go.

[Mo]

Yes Sir Hanley,

Some easy to have trouble. The other day I was sitting in the cockpit having a beer and thinking what I should be puttering at.....because the marine gremlins are always working in the background, whether it's rust, debris, or ignition problems they work hard to keep us on our toes. Better to deal with that now than underway...and now that you mention it I should look at my valve clearances also....gremlin could have been in there too.

[Dave Neptune]

Ouch KRAP

Hanley. I can see how the bowl and the innards could be corrupted by what appears to be water sediment damage~deposits. However I do have a concern as to how the air corrector in the "throat" of the carb got so much of a deposit. I find that a bit disturbing espaecailly if you have any water encroaching on the "intake side" of the carb .
Is that the carb you got the 2500 RPM's out of on the test prop?

Dave Neptune

[hanleyclifford]

Truth Stranger Than Fiction

Yes, that carb gave me 2500 rpms a few days ago and I could have gotten more. How that well vent was still operating is anybody's guess...I'm just glad it happened on the mooring.

[Dave Neptune]

Some info

Hanley, did you notice a rich reading on your O2 sensor? If the well vent is even plugged a tiny bit it would richen the heck out of it and could possibly even flood the engine. I'm amazed at the 2500.

Did there happen to be any signs of water in the spark arrestor?

Dave Neptune