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[Airslot]

Trying to make the most of everyday my man, I'm trying. *

By the way, your fuel rule is a good one, most people would say the standard. It's also one that I loosely follow. *What most people don't understand is how much fuel there boat burns at any given speed / load, and most importantly, how much fuel they burn running in bigger seas. *

Once you got those numbers, you got something to work with.

Airslot

[reelapeelin]

Those numbers AND a fuel-flow meter ;) ... if I's doin' much offshore, I'd have one on there quicker than grease thru a goose ;) ...

[Geekie1]

My ultimate plan (5 year) is to install an 8-10 hp kicker with electric start, tilt, remote shift, (Yamaha 704 dual binnacle controls or OMC controls) and steering. Only kicker I know of that has all of the remote electric stuff is the 8 horse Yamaha high thrust 4-stroke. I know, Geek prefers 2 strokes!! Don't know of a 2-stroke with all of the remote stuff. Yamaha 8 HP 4-stroke weighs between 80 and 90lbs. Alittle heavy, oh well. If I install a kicker, my 24 gallon tank will be for it and the 60 will be for the main engine. The added weight will probably cause me to modify the engine well, increase engine well scupper size, and raise the control and electric access through the sides of the engine well. Another option is a bracket and close off the transom. Check out this article which is a detailed installation on a Whaler.

http://www.continuouswave.com/whaler...aT8Kicker.html


Geek

[reelapeelin]

Geekie, will the elec-start kicker require a cranking battery of its own or can ya pull it off an existing one?... :) ...

[Geekie1]

Good question! Don't know. May be able to use my existing starting battery if possible. I intend also in my 5 year plan to move my 2 or maybe 3 batteries forward to the cuddy storage hatch or into a fishing storage cabinet behind my helmseat. (like MJ's cabinets) Because of weight and vulnerability to submerging I don't like the aft bilge location of my batteries. I am also shopping for a second Todd helmseat to replace my split seat as we speak.

Geek

[reelapeelin]

The continuous wave thread may cover kicker battery...I scanned it, but didn't see battery issue...I hear what your sayin' about gettin' batts more outta harm's way, but carefull about relocating batteries all the way to bow...might make too bow-heavy in hi-seas, plus batts will take more pounding up there ... even in a V-20 ... ;) ...

[Geekie1]

Thanks for your input reel. Weight and location is always an issue on a small boat. Maybe when I design my behind the helmseat cabinetry I will make battery stowage a high priority there!! (at floor level) That location would be about amidships

Geek

[reelapeelin]

...and I'm sure you know you'll wanna UP-size your battery cables runnin' all that additional length ;) ...

[Geekie1]

I am a electronic/electrical engineer by trade so wire length/size may be the only thing that I won't screw up. Everything else is a crap-shoot!!!

Geek

[reelapeelin]

;D ;D ;D ...