I have 23 foot 2 tons Aquarius with 9.9 Yamaha remote/ electric star only. Just perfect for fully loaded boat. Positively you'll be quite happy with smaller, lighter motor. I fully appreciated motor after long run nearly 20 hours from St. Kilda through Heads to Yaringa Wester Port. Sitting on 5 knots and around 2 litres, there is nothing whinge about.
My annual service is simple, oils/ filter lubrication of remote.
Considering my motor is perhaps 10 years old, it's bulletproof.
Select to expand quoteYara said..
Oh, and keep your washboards in and secured when sailing offshore. Sad history there.
???? I thought the only really sad Hood story was the loss of Montego Bay, which was not related to washboards. The boat that was lost because of the loss of washboards was Waikikamukau in the same race on the same night. MB was some sort of structural failure leading to water intake.
Select to expand quoteChris 249 said..Yara said..
Oh, and keep your washboards in and secured when sailing offshore. Sad history there.
???? I thought the only really sad Hood story was the loss of Montego Bay, which was not related to washboards. The boat that was lost because of the loss of washboards was Waikikamukau in the same race on the same night. MB was some sort of structural failure leading to water intake.
The story I heard was a wave over the stern. Whatever the true story is, the fact is that boats with transom cutouts and no bridgedeck or sill into the cabin, are vulnerable if pooped. It does not take much water into the cabin to run back to the stern and lower the transom for the next wave.
No problem in sheltered waters, but different story offshore.
This is a Spacesailer, but you can see how easy it is.
I take your point and it's not a bad practice in bad conditions. However, it was Waikika, the Farr 727, that took a wave over the stern (which did not have a cutout) and capsized, then went down. The Hood 23 was found to have water inside and sank when they turned around to run into the harbour. I knew three people on the boats involved and was involved in the search mission. Only one of them got back. One of them didn't even get out of his harness as the boat sank. Bad day.
Most Hoods have a bridgedeck at cockpit seat level, although some of them have a deeper companionway. I've actually not heard of a documented case of a boat with an open transom sinking as a result of taking a wave into the cockpit and would be interested in getting details of any such case.
Select to expand quoteYara said..Chris 249 said..Yara said..
Oh, and keep your washboards in and secured when sailing offshore. Sad history there.
???? I thought the only really sad Hood story was the loss of Montego Bay, which was not related to washboards. The boat that was lost because of the loss of washboards was Waikikamukau in the same race on the same night. MB was some sort of structural failure leading to water intake.
The story I heard was a wave over the stern. Whatever the true story is, the fact is that boats with transom cutouts and no bridgedeck or sill into the cabin, are vulnerable if pooped. It does not take much water into the cabin to run back to the stern and lower the transom for the next wave.
No problem in sheltered waters, but different story offshore.
This is a Spacesailer, but you can see how easy it is.
I'm in the process of making a two piece washboard to replace my current one piece polycarbonate job. I've never had water in my cockpit, but once it's in there is only a 6 inch threshold/step between the cockpit sole and the cabin.
Select to expand quoteCharriot said..
I have 23 foot 2 tons Aquarius with 9.9 Yamaha remote/ electric star only. Just perfect for fully loaded boat. Positively you'll be quite happy with smaller, lighter motor. I fully appreciated motor after long run nearly 20 hours from St. Kilda through Heads to Yaringa Wester Port. Sitting on 5 knots and around 2 litres, there is nothing whinge about.
My annual service is simple, oils/ filter lubrication of remote.
Considering my motor is perhaps 10 years old, it's bulletproof.
Thank you, Chariot. Good advice there. I am still looking. The weight of 9.9 to tilt at the transom will be an issue for me. As the access is not clear and I am just making it with my 8 HP (28kg). Another question is the overall width of 9.9 as against 8 HP. I have about 8 cm free on either end with 8 installed....
It may be the 8 4 stroke (Yamaha) to go..
Thanks, again.
Select to expand quoteKankama said..
I would like to put a word in for learning to service your own outboard. I think any self respecting owner, who sails offshore or along the coast, should be able to change spark plugs, clean carbys and change an impeller. It is not rocket science at all and most outboards will run fine if you do these three things. You can change the impeller when you change the oil during slipping. Plugs and carbys should be cleaned whenever the motor runs rough. If you want to learn watch Dangar Stu. He has a great channel on outboards. I watch him all the time. Throw him a dollar by buying a shirt. Don't pay someone to service your outboard when it is much safer to be practiced at it yourself.
The forum won't allow me to insert a hyperlink so go to Youtube and search for Dangar Marine.
cheers
Phil
Thanks, Kankama. I appreciate you input. I am still looking..hard call to make too many options ...
