Douglass Craft Rebuild (addendum)

Douglass Craft Rebuild (addendum)

Well, put it in at Ocean Reef today to see how she sat, once the tank is in and full of fuel, should settle down

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Still, by looking at that

Mon, 2011-10-03 15:45

Still, by looking at that pic, it could be 150mm shorter.

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why would you ever need to

Mon, 2011-10-03 16:51

why would you ever need to trim the motor up that far?

looks pretty strange

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Two reasons, because you can

Mon, 2011-10-03 18:18

Two reasons, because you can and why have the ability if you don't have the facility. The pod is also large enough to use as a platform for reeling in the fish and for diving ease.

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Change of opinion

Mon, 2011-10-03 23:08

On second thought, maybe we could have shortened the pod a bit, but the last two reasons are good enough to make it the way it is.

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Still looks great

Tue, 2011-10-04 10:36

Still looks great David, and yeah , plenty of room to use as a platform.

Cheers Grant

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Changing the tack somewhat,

Tue, 2011-10-04 12:25

Changing the tack somewhat, one of the first trips we intend to do in the beast is the Abrohols Islands. Can anyone give us an idea or ideas of the logistics of such a trip. Thanks.

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Plenty in search. You need a

Tue, 2011-10-04 12:27

Plenty in search.

You need a lot of fuel to both get there, travel around, and come back, respecting thirds.

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The tank we are putting in

Tue, 2011-10-04 12:30

The tank we are putting in approximately holds 200litres. You can see the size of the boat and motor and fuel economy of both is an unknown quantity as yet. Do you know?

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I wouldn't go if I didn't

Tue, 2011-10-04 12:48

I wouldn't go if I didn't know. I wouldn't even go on someone else's guesstimation based on their own motor/boat/loading.

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Range??

Tue, 2011-10-04 12:41

Hi

Is the 150 johnno a 4 stroke or 2 stroke. If it is 2 stroke is it DFI, EFI or carby.

An equivalent 150 optimax on a Seafarer Victory used to get me around 1 nautical mile per litre  at cruise speed. This would drop to around 0.7 in rougher conditions. I would guess that 200 litres would give you around about 140 nautical miles of cruising for either 4 stroke or DFI.

If it is carby, I would guess you would work on around 100 nautical miles.

I hope this helps.

How far is the ride over to the Abrolhos?

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I believe it is around 70km

Tue, 2011-10-04 16:34

I believe it is around 70km one way. The Johnson is a 1993 Silver Star 2 stroke VRO. All carbies. Six of them to be exact!!

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70km

Tue, 2011-10-04 22:01

Well 70km is approximately 40 nautical miles. So 80 NM just to get there and back. By my very rough estimates that will not leave you with alot to play with.

As Jamies has said, I would make sure you do your own testing of fuel consumption before you make a big trip and then allow for plenty of reserve in case the sea turns angry and you have to plod back at 12knots...chewing the juice.

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Abrolhos would not be my

Tue, 2011-10-04 22:15

Abrolhos would not be my first choice of shake down runs. Long way offshore if something goes wrong and notorious for windy conditions making it hard to plan a trip well in advance.
I would suggest a few closer weekend runs to iron the bugs out and get really familiar with your rig.

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Oh yes, we intend to do that.

Tue, 2011-10-04 22:33

Oh yes, we intend to do that. Quite a few trips off Ocean Reef, round trips to Rottnest and runs up and down the Swan. The Abrolhos trip wont be happening until next year probably January or February.

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