Yes, same prop. 18" kiwi prop ... I do have a list somewhere with runs under different conditions when I first put in the electric motor, but they are back...
I really can't believe this is still being hashed out and has resulted in name calling. Internal combustion is by its nature a violent but controlled...
Looking at the chart of Kiwi Feater 18.5" Prop, it should run at about 500-700 RPM (with smaller pitch) for 10HP motor. So, 10 HP motor may be overloaded...
On my current 31 footer, I went from 10 hp to 22 hp with little improvement in boat speed. I would go back ten HP if I were replacing it. The 22 hp is much...
I see they are using a contactor to break the flow of current. I have seen and experiment where a pack of FETs is used. This is another problem looking for...
Brent, Jim, Paul et all, I could not agree with you more Brent, were it not for those who buck convention, push the envelope & have the balls to think &...
Looks like very useless topic for this group. No learning value at all. Everybody has their weaknesses. Someone start taking "You are straggle to be funny",...
Ages ago, I touted 7018 welding rods as really easy to use. I am told most people find 7018 hard to use. I could not see it, so I started asking why. I...
hey, all I bought a used stuffing box, not the traditional kind it's called a glenwood seal type basically like the seal on the crankshaft on an engine with a...
I noticed that people have been putting cleats on the top and on the back of their pilothouses. Is there an advantage either way? I guess on the back you don't...
The problem with 7018 is they are very sensitive to moisture, and wont penetrate any dirt , certainly nowhere near as well as 6011, which is light years...
One mans bullshit is another man's truth. Only open, uncensored debate will reveal the difference. Galileo, Copernicus, Da Vinci, the Wright brothers,...
Electrode cathegorization according to AWS and ASME II/C indicates first two digits to be UTS (ultimate tensile strength) of the weld deposit in Kpsi,...
Dough, I saw the article "The Builders" in "Spirit, Southwest airlines" (July 2011 issue, pages 92-93). Did you get your copy ;)? Nice picture of your sub...
Thanks, they sent us a copy. Our hull lines were drawn by Jack Carson who borrowed from Brent's work on the 52 ft, Nuthin Wong and experience with Paul ...
... Which Shane - whom I've got kill-filed, incidentally, so that I don't normally see his slavering, inane, and half-insane drivel - will do anything to...
Matt, Pipe welders commonly use 6010 for the root welds and 7018 for the cover. 6010 is highly deoxidizing rod that burns through rust and scale very well....
Gary, can you explain 1/8 inch out of position? I have found that 7018 slag comes off easily, in large chunks, sometimes by itself. The smoother weld surface...
I use one for my main sheet and the others for short tacking into a harbour, for the jib sheets in light airs. Put them near the upper outside corner and they...
Just curious, Is there anything online regarding Nuthin Wong's internal structural arrangement? Was it completely frameless? or does it have some integral ...
Matt, What I meant was that rods larger than 1/8” are very difficult to weld out of position because you have a large puddle that you must control. Also it...
It was 1/4 inch plate for the hull . The topsides had longitudinal angle only, no transverse framing. The bottom was mostly tankage . They sent us far more...
6011 is a learning experience. Once you get the hang of it, it works well. All outside welds should be ground ,anyway, and inside welds, if wire brushed and...
I also leave a 6 ft line tied around my boom, just ahead of the main sheet attachment . This, I some times tie to these cleats, when easing off on a reach,...
Hi Brent and all ... I'm about to install the forward mooring-bitt/sampson post, and the tang for the inner forestay, and I started to think about how Brent's...
