What Did You Do To Your Boat This Week?

[kaelc]

Got it launched from the drystack and started it! The walk back up the ramp damn near killed me in that heat, but she's ready for a morning sea-trial. Wish me luck.

F…ing A. If you need deckhands to yell at just let us know. I would love to be able to tell my wife sorry have to go help a friend for a few days, he's battling C. I won't mention getting you into some Tyees at Sandheads or cruising close to a couple beaches so you can Bino the wildlife. Be well and if you don't catch or have the energy to fish we can ship you a get well smoked salmon and salmon/hali box.

 

[Aquaholic]

If you’re consistently using the US gallon, then you can just track your progress. No need to convert back-and-forth. However, I am often curious as to what it is in imperial gallons so I will do the conversion as I’m running along.

 

[Rain City]

Well boys, we got it done! Fished about 9-11 in West Van. Boat ran great, I ran...ok. Definitely ran out of breath a few times. Almost fell down when Andrew handed me the rod with a pig of a fish on it. But managed to reel on my own and stayed on my feet. Damn near killed me. We got a really nice coho pushing 10lbs and barely slot pig of a white both on bait at 65 feet. I'm lucky to have had a capable mate because I wasn't doing any of that solo, not a chance. I'm absolutely tickled right now. And in desperate need of a nap!

 

[Rayvon]

I’m running the eco enertia 16X17P on my Seasport 19, weighs 4500lbs plus or minus. It’s on my new Merc Seapro 225, 4.6L v8.
I’m getting 3.5-4.0mpg. Very happy with performance and economy.
Here’s a pic from the other day, running at 30mph, 8gph, 3570rpm….3.7mpg

That's unheard of gas mileage, running your V8 Merc seems way better than what I get with my 4 cyl. 200 Suzuki on the same hull. I still need to raise my motor up to the highest setting,but don't expect any mileage improvement running a 3x16x18 3/4 suzuki prop. I splurged on a new HDS Pro 12" with the 3 in 1 Hd transducer yesterday. Fits nicely between windshields.

 

[kaelc]

Well boys, we got it done! Fished about 9-11 in West Van. Boat ran great, I ran...ok. Definitely ran out of breath a few times. Almost fell down when Andrew handed me the rod with a pig of a fish on it. But managed to reel on my own and stayed on my feet. Damn near killed me. We got a really nice coho pushing 10lbs and barely slot pig of a white both on bait at 65 feet. I'm lucky to have had a capable mate because I wasn't doing any of that solo, not a chance. I'm absolutely tickled right now. And in desperate need of a nap!
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Nice hog!! Got to be pushing 20lb, throw some lead in there and you have a derby winner.

 

[Aquaholic]

Well boys, we got it done! Fished about 9-11 in West Van. Boat ran great, I ran...ok. Definitely ran out of breath a few times. Almost fell down when Andrew handed me the rod with a pig of a fish on it. But managed to reel on my own and stayed on my feet. Damn near killed me. We got a really nice coho pushing 10lbs and barely slot pig of a white both on bait at 65 feet. I'm lucky to have had a capable mate because I wasn't doing any of that solo, not a chance. I'm absolutely tickled right now. And in desperate need of a nap!
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The fish gods were shining upon you. That is a beauty.

 

[A-a-Ron]

Well boys, we got it done! Fished about 9-11 in West Van. Boat ran great, I ran...ok. Definitely ran out of breath a few times. Almost fell down when Andrew handed me the rod with a pig of a fish on it. But managed to reel on my own and stayed on my feet. Damn near killed me. We got a really nice coho pushing 10lbs and barely slot pig of a white both on bait at 65 feet. I'm lucky to have had a capable mate because I wasn't doing any of that solo, not a chance. I'm absolutely tickled right now. And in desperate need of a nap!
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Is that the elusive 20lb under 80cm slot fish?! Maybe I am a believer now…

 

[Rain City]

Is that the elusive 20lb under 80cm slot fish?! Maybe I am a believer now…

That's as close as it gets and I still think it wasn't close to 20. I want to see the calibration on that derby scale

 

[brutus]

Is that the elusive 20lb under 80cm slot fish?! Maybe I am a believer now…

Hey, I eat my words. My buddy showed me one today he got in the July 15 slot, 80cm 20lbs, they do exist, short and fat. First one I’ve seen. From now on there going to be a lot more

 

[MRWood]

That's unheard of gas mileage, running your V8 Merc seems way better than what I get with my 4 cyl. 200 Suzuki on the same hull. I still need to raise my motor up to the highest setting,but don't expect any mileage improvement running a 3x16x18 3/4 suzuki prop. I splurged on a new HDS Pro 12" with the 3 in 1 Hd transducer yesterday. Fits nicely between windshields.

At 30mph I’m only running at 3570rpm. If I drop the speed a bit to 28mph I can hit 4mpg.
I’d imagine that zuke 4 banger is going to be reving quite a bit more than that at 30mph

 

[A-a-Ron]

At 30mph I’m only running at 3570rpm. If I drop the speed a bit to 28mph I can hit 4mpg.
I’d imagine that zuke 4 banger is going to be reving quite a bit more than that at 30mph

That’s still unreal mileage. I’m really hoping it’s the Eco Enertia prop. Can’t wait to find out.

 

[Rayvon]

At 30mph I’m only running at 3570rpm. If I drop the speed a bit to 28mph I can hit 4mpg.
I’d imagine that zuke 4 banger is going to be reving quite a bit more than that at 30mph

Your right ,I'm probably turning 4300 -4500 @ 28-30 MPH.,so it's working a lot harder.You made a great choice with that motor.

 

[the force]

Ended up working on the old Mastercraft ski boat while in the Okanagan (5.7/350 TBI motor).

Started to give me some problems last week of the summer holidays. Th boat should be good for +45mph @ 4500rpm, but was topping out at less than 4000rpms with no load, and bogging down at lower speeds when under load (we discovered this when trying to pull me out of the water on a slalom ski).

Replaced the high pressure fuel filter (no effect), and replaced the spark plugs (some good effect), but ran out of time. Its 24 years old, but only has 400 hours on it. Even though it only gets 10-15hrs a year I'm pretty religious about fluid changes, but have let some of the other maintenance items slide. Next up are the wireset + cap/rotor - also going to buy an OBD1 scan tool. These motors are know for fuel pump issues (has a mesh inlet screen that gets clogged) - so that is likely coming off as well over the winter and will buy a fuel pressure gauge. Annoyed with myself that I couldn't fix it while still in the water.

Interesting, I’m far from educated on these engines but have been through a couple fuel issues in mine. Fuel flow comes to my mind, pump or carb (is a 4 barrel)?
Best pricing I could find for fuel pump was marine parts source out of Nanaimo.

 

[the force]

Changed my fuel filter/water separator today thinking I may have a water issue. Thanks to a tip on here I poured it off into a glass jar to assess, no water and appears the filter is doing its job (a bit surprised by the amount of debris for it being changed a year ago).

I’ve had a stall issue twice this summer in about 1000km of boating. 5.7L carburated mercruiser. Runs great the rest of the time through all rpm range with exception of a few stumbles when powering up onto step this spring (perhaps old fuel).

1st time this year after 1.5hr run at about 3300rpm (cruising speed), stopped to tighten a strap and boat was running at trolling speed for maybe 5 minutes and then it quits and won’t re-start. Start messing around checking fuel system, oil etc. Start kicker and continue moving to destination. After about 15 minutes from stall with air cleaner off and watching down carb it starts up and was fine for the next 750km.
2nd time, been running perfect and then after about 30 minute run through heavy waves with lots of variable throttle we stop to check crab traps, after running at trolling speed for maybe 5 minutes it stalls and won’t start. Dick around for a bit trouble shooting and start heading towards dock on trolling motor. It fires a few times when trying to start and then starts up (this is after about 15 minutes again). Seems to start and run fine again now (though I haven’t gone for an actual run since as we were in the marina).

I feel like it is a fuel issue, thought it might be water though it wasn’t. Maybe something with the fuel pump heating up? I have a second switched power source for the fuel pump which I switched over to from the oil pressure controlled switch so have ruled out pump activation, though can’t rule out actual pump flow. It could be associated with engine temp but don’t recall temp gauge being out of the normal range - I would have noticed that.
I have a spare pump so plan to try changing that. Any other ideas? I may start a new thread but thought I would try here first.

 

[Aquaholic]

Interesting, I’m far from educated on these engines but have been through a couple fuel issues in mine. Fuel flow comes to my mind, pump or carb (is a 4 barrel)?
Best pricing I could find for fuel pump was marine parts source out of Nanaimo.

TBI. No carb in that acronym.

 

[the force]

TBI. No carb in that acronym.

you’re right, flashback to high school and the whistle of a throttle body spacer on my ‘91 Sierra and the flipped air filter cover.

 

[Aquaholic]

you’re right, flashback to high school and the whistle of a throttle body spacer on my ‘91 Sierra and the flipped air filter cover.

The flipped air cleaner cover gave many a smile back then.

 

[Yyjdennis]

Added downriggers, trap puller, rod holders, crab traps, prawn traps, rods, life jackets, cooler and a full tank of gas. Looks like the new boat is all ready to go!

 

[WetShoes]

Looking for some advice

18' boat has this extended pod.
2022 yamaha 9.9 mounted on that welded aluminum bracket bit.
It drags in the water (prop) when fully trimmed up and the transom mount piece that projects down. I want to raise it up so it sits out of the water while trimmed up.
Can I remove it, drill new holes higher up (probably 2" would do the trick)? Does it need to be perched resting on the top of that bracket - I assume thats ideal.
I'd rather not use one of those pivoting kicker brackets as I use a bar to connect it to the main for steering while trolling on it.
Appreciate any help/advice.
Cheers

 

[A-a-Ron]

My buddy runs a yami 250 on his 22 sea sport and doesn’t get near 2.4mpg. Looking forward to your report once you have ran it for a while!

Well the verdict is in, ran thru a little over a full tank of gas (350L) got a pretty good idea how it performs.

-2.7mpg average, was 2.4mpg (12% better)
-Hole shot just a bit worse but still ample
-dropped a good 400RPM at any given cruising speed, 30 knots at 3800 (was 4200rpm)
-doesn’t rev up to full RPM’s as expected but top speed still improved slightly. 44 knots at 5300RPM. (Was 42.5 knots at 5900)

Enertia ECO 16x19P vs Enertia 14.5x19P

Overall I’m happy with it.