Quick trip out today

[oldgit]

River was deserted apart from me and a local trawler.

All the local yachts are ashore for the winter.


Always wondered why you would buy a boat and promptly bung it ashore for much of the year.

Run out was to warm the engines for the annual oil and filter change.
Had a (very) quick whizz ........22 knots against tide at 3800. RPM.
A bit better than the struggle to get 12 knots last year with a bum covered in weed/corals/barycules.

 

[colhel]

They're almost exactly the figures I got with our boat, Nimbus 3003 with Tamd41a. During November/December I removed the R&D coupling as too much shaft was protruding from the stuffing box , re-aligned the engine, clean bum and a new prop.

 

[oldgit]

last year was probably the worst I can remember for fouling.

 

[Momac]

Ashore at the moment , Just applied the antifoul coat at the weekend.

Up here I haven't missed hardly any boating opportunities despite being out since mid October.

 

[Mark26]

Complete respray for me this winter. Almost finished now. Hopefully back in the water end of January.