2012 Return Run to the Vineyard

[Mo]

Welcone Home Bud.

Good for you. I looked at the weather down your way yesterday and knew you would go for it...I would have. I know you will feel "sailed out" after that but go get on the boat after about 3 or 4 days rest to get yourself back into it....don't forget, winter comes fast. Still have all summer to play with

[hanleyclifford]

Have not filled the tanks yet in Edgartown so the figures show Titusville to Northport, NY. Gallons used: 233.2
Engine hours: 284.2
Gal/hour .82
Same number of refueling stops as trip south (14), but almost 100 gallons less! Further investigation to follow.

[sastanley]

Hanley, good news. 100 gallons less? Does that mean you were using 50% more fuel on the way down?? ...or is that 33% more fuel???

I did see at least one pic of you sailing that PT26 took!!!

BTW - I have finally put that laptop chip into my bag so I can send it to you from work tomorrow..

Welcome home.

[edwardc]

Originally Posted by hanleyclifford

Same number of refueling stops as trip south (14), but almost 100 gallons less! Further investigation to follow.

100 gallons less?! Your trip home must've been downhill!

[smosher]

I would bet the gulf stream is helping with the push north

[edwardc]

Not to mention the predominantly southerly winds in the mid-Atlantic spring.

[hanleyclifford]

Filled tanks at North Wharf Edgartown so final return run usage recap follows:
gallons used - 258.8
total engine hous - 317.5
gallons/hour - .815

by contrast the trip south:
gallons used - 333
total engine hours - 366
gallons/hour - .9
As has been mentioned above the trip north is always easier due to the prevailing favorabe winds. Also, I ran a little lower throttle to keep the vacuum higher. The interplay of rpm, vacuum, and boat speed have made it clear I am slightly overpropped and this will be corrected for next trip. The engine will be pulled and disassembled late this fall and wear data for the trip evaluated, but a new thread will be started for that.

[Mo]

That's pretty good mileage Hanley. Actually pretty good for the way down also. If I recall you had the wind on the nose on more than a few occasions on the way down. It's cool that you kept a record. If only I was as diligent.

[jhwelch]

Hanley, 50 hours' difference -- that would be about 300 miles at 5 knots. Were your records for A to B and then B to A or did you take a side trip on the way home or have a shorter route on the way down, or maybe better winds and less waves coming home?

-jonathan

[hanleyclifford]

Jonathan - Sorry, I forgot to mention that the trip south included a quick side trip up to Jacksonville Landing to collect my wife who flew down to meet me for the rest of the trip to Titusville. This was a 7 hour detour. Otherwise, the two runs are identical.

[jpian0923]

Ok, so, I'll ask...did you calculate costs? Fuel , food, lodging/docking, repairs..etc.

[hanleyclifford]

Originally Posted by jpian0923

Ok, so, I'll ask...did you calculate costs? Fuel , food, lodging/docking, repairs..etc.

I did and will shortly post fuel price and dollar figures. The rest will take a little longer but is doable.

[hanleyclifford]

Finally got around to installing my Moyer Marine EI kit on the Delco. Before the switch I checked the current distributor at 34 degrees dwell at .009" point gap. The EI unit checks in with a steady 50 degrees of dwell and 10.3 volts being delivered to coil+. Timing was set at 17 degrees BTDC at 1600 rpm (dist degrees), crankshaft degrees 34. This is the textbook spec. One slight glitch - the tach now reads about 100 rpm too high, probably the increased dwell. I'll either correct it or switch to an alternator tachometer like Neil. At present I have a Datcon. Edit: One more thing: The timing light showed a much steadier mark with the EI confirming Dave's (and mine) suspicion that the cam on the distributor had become unbalanced.