GregOddity
Well-known member
Re: SV Oddity, Interiors & Materials
I 'm expecting that the thickness of the hull is the saving grace on that. But like I said before it's my first GRP boat so still a lot to learn. The Tesla or Hybrid cars have beautiful salvage parts that I would very much like to get my hands on. Problem is finding one. It's virtually impossible, like gold dust. Same with most electric cars. Way too many goodies.
I was on a boat that had an Aquadrive and was reengined, then no Aquadrive. The noise and vibrations were quite noticeable and the owner was cursing most of the time that he decided to go along with not replacing the unit. His was not in the best condition from what I gathered and the new engine was of different dimensions. I was surprised at the difference in noise alone let alone with some resonance. He was told the new engine was yada yada “efficient and modern and no need for that”. That’s how he explained it to me.
I, of course, did not know any of this when I stepped on board the second time and unwittingly salted his wound, by asking if there was something wrong with the new engine, as soon as I put it in reverse and the boat vibrated and groaned.
I'm kind of partial on not having alignment at or near critical and reducing noise. There's always 1 mm that disappears somewhere and you always end up spending a nice amount of time getting the alignment right. Good on you. Thinking of going the same way exactly for that.
I 'm expecting that the thickness of the hull is the saving grace on that. But like I said before it's my first GRP boat so still a lot to learn. The Tesla or Hybrid cars have beautiful salvage parts that I would very much like to get my hands on. Problem is finding one. It's virtually impossible, like gold dust. Same with most electric cars. Way too many goodies.
I was on a boat that had an Aquadrive and was reengined, then no Aquadrive. The noise and vibrations were quite noticeable and the owner was cursing most of the time that he decided to go along with not replacing the unit. His was not in the best condition from what I gathered and the new engine was of different dimensions. I was surprised at the difference in noise alone let alone with some resonance. He was told the new engine was yada yada “efficient and modern and no need for that”. That’s how he explained it to me.
I, of course, did not know any of this when I stepped on board the second time and unwittingly salted his wound, by asking if there was something wrong with the new engine, as soon as I put it in reverse and the boat vibrated and groaned.
I'm kind of partial on not having alignment at or near critical and reducing noise. There's always 1 mm that disappears somewhere and you always end up spending a nice amount of time getting the alignment right. Good on you. Thinking of going the same way exactly for that.
