v20 cuddy/bracket w/twin 130's! - Page 4

willy · #31 06-12-2006, 04:12 PM

Look at the scupper drains on the first pick, then scroll down to him underway, those scuppers are 4-6 inches underwater. There is no way in h@ll you'd get me on that boat off shore. I'd rather be in my old leaky rivet 16.5 aluminum out there :o

willy · #32 06-12-2006, 04:12 PM

Look at the scupper drains on the first pick, then scroll down to him underway, those scuppers are 4-6 inches underwater. There is no way in h@ll you'd get me on that boat off shore. I'd rather be in my old leaky rivet 16.5 aluminum out there :o

willy · #33 06-12-2006, 04:26 PM

And Mack you are right, a while back someone posted a link to the Boat Surveyors site and that was what they said was one of the worst problems with a lot of boats, they do not sit level (are not balanced) at rest and have handling and cockpit draining problems when the weather gets rough.
The coast guard was inspecting boats here last year and I listened to them when they went over a fellows boat so I could learn something, they saw it sitting in the water as he was docked and they told him outright that his cockpit drains were under water at rest and that he should repower his boat with lighter engine and shift weight forward because that was a very hazardous condition. The fellow said it was the stock situation when he bought it. The guard fellow said that often happens when a manufacturer is not prudent about what they list as max power. He told the guy if he lost power and forward momentum in rough water and took water over the bow that his boat would swamp quickly and slow ahead conditions it would not get rid of water fast enough. That conversation is one of the reasons I passed over a couple of boats I saw last year before I found Old School

willy · #34 06-12-2006, 04:26 PM

And Mack you are right, a while back someone posted a link to the Boat Surveyors site and that was what they said was one of the worst problems with a lot of boats, they do not sit level (are not balanced) at rest and have handling and cockpit draining problems when the weather gets rough.
The coast guard was inspecting boats here last year and I listened to them when they went over a fellows boat so I could learn something, they saw it sitting in the water as he was docked and they told him outright that his cockpit drains were under water at rest and that he should repower his boat with lighter engine and shift weight forward because that was a very hazardous condition. The fellow said it was the stock situation when he bought it. The guard fellow said that often happens when a manufacturer is not prudent about what they list as max power. He told the guy if he lost power and forward momentum in rough water and took water over the bow that his boat would swamp quickly and slow ahead conditions it would not get rid of water fast enough. That conversation is one of the reasons I passed over a couple of boats I saw last year before I found Old School

Blue_Runner · #35 06-12-2006, 04:31 PM

William - the old hulls had no scuppers, so nothing to worry about there dude. The bilge pump has to get rid of any water that comes over the sides. Not too big of a deal given the high transom and size of the bilge pump he has in there. I'd put 2 pumps for good measure though.

The major problem I see with this setup is - GAS!!

Blue_Runner · #36 06-12-2006, 04:31 PM

William - the old hulls had no scuppers, so nothing to worry about there dude. The bilge pump has to get rid of any water that comes over the sides. Not too big of a deal given the high transom and size of the bilge pump he has in there. I'd put 2 pumps for good measure though.

The major problem I see with this setup is - GAS!!

willy · #37 06-12-2006, 05:56 PM

Blue the older hulls were not self bailing ??? I thought they were all self bailing :-/

willy · #38 06-12-2006, 05:56 PM

Blue the older hulls were not self bailing ??? I thought they were all self bailing :-/

Blue_Runner · #39 06-12-2006, 06:04 PM

Nope, not self-bailers until later on. I think aroudn 76-78 they started the foam filled self bailing hulls.

My '72 is not a self-bailer. But think about the gas bill on this thing with twin 140's!! Bet she's thirsty!

Blue_Runner · #40 06-12-2006, 06:04 PM

Nope, not self-bailers until later on. I think aroudn 76-78 they started the foam filled self bailing hulls.

My '72 is not a self-bailer. But think about the gas bill on this thing with twin 140's!! Bet she's thirsty!