I was wondering about the keel having a flat running surface. The instability at higher speeds is interesting. I guess if you’re trying to really...
Is there a general rule of thumb regarding at what speed a pad bottom starts to show a benefit? I realize it probably changes with weight, beam...
Pretty much all of the 28 Corsair's I’ve seen, twins and the single, are Duoprops. Volvo or Mercruiser. The only weight figure I’ve been able to...
Thank you for the replies. So I can understand that the current single engine boat owner may be able to get a similar cruise speed as a boat with...
I am looking at Chris Craft Corsair 28s for sale and came across one with a single engine. All others I have seen have been twin small blocks,...
Our boating group is my daughter and SIL in their 21 Sanger, a buddy and his family in a Chris Craft 25’ Corsair (Volvo 8.2/duoprop), his son...
I’ve just been told by a Lyman enthusiast that he believes the Lyman Biscayne is a semi-displacement design and not meant to plane easily. I’m not...
I was speaking about 25-30 mph cruise. So 22-26 knots. So not fast-fast, just enough to keep up with the group that we boat with pretty much every...
I agree, and I’m looking but they’re hard to find.
Yes, those are two samples of what I’m looking at. Inboard, direct drive low-to-mid 200 HP. IMO, there isn’t a whole lot of weight reduction to...
I really like the styling of the Lyman Biscayne but want a boat that can cruise comfortably at 25-30 without having to firewall the engine. The...
If the portlight failed wouldn’t the hull be intact? Or visa-versa? Once one component failed wouldn’t the pressure be instantly equalized...
Very interesting. I’d never seen the Hull Vane system. This looks like it could have been a solution for my 36’ Tiara Open which always felt like...
They now think that the implosion was on Sunday during the initial decent. The “banging” noises that were heard appear to be an unrelated natural...
Implode, not explode. And I agree with Fallguy; this should have been tested to failure. Multiple times. Especially in a situation where lives are...
I would be curious as to how much the static water line changes when you reduce/relocate battery weight. I would think this would be a greater...
I tried to find this standard on-line and I believe what Ike referenced applies to pontoons below 20’. Above 20’ it states “shall be determined by...
So using this formula for the 32’ x 36” pontoon in question, I come out with approx. 195 hp. Let’s call it 200 hp. So now I’m wondering if this...
That’s what I thought. And now I've met someone with almost the same boat, (36” pontoons vs 30” I was quoted) and he can’t break 15 mph with a...
U-Fab told me that a 36’ x 12’ pontoon boat with 2- 30” pontoons should be able to do 30 knots with 2- 50hp outboards. This is with a 2700 lb...