A few more pictures. We have had it on the water a few times, it runs and handles great.
This last picture shows the embossed name the wrap guys did for me......subtle but cool.
Jimmbo, your response got me thinking.
I installed a brand new Faria tach during the build and now question if I have it setup right. After reading and re-reading the documentation, I believe I had the pole setting switch set wrong.
According to the tach documentation the pole count...
The 11.1" x 14" prop worked great. With (4) people in the boat it still planed nicely.
With (2) people the WOT RPM's were 5700, still a little high, but not like before.
I have a 1965 14.5' Alumacraft Maracaibo with a 1978 Mercury 50hp 2 stroke OB. The current prop is a 10 5/8" x 12P. The boat weights 450lbs, it has a load capacity of 1070lbs
The boat comes up on plain very quickly w/2 people and I get about 30mph before hitting 5500 rpm's (max rpm). I do not...
I used "Citristip" https://citristrip.com/, you can get it at most big box stores.
I worked surprisingly good on the print that remained on my boat. I painted on a heavy coat of Citristip, covered it with some thin 1mil plastic to let it cook without drying out. After about 2 hrs I removed...
After much delay....I final have the Maracaibo ready for the finish work. I did not work on the boat at all in 2023, this year it is going to get done.
We completed the paint removal and surface prep this weekend....it's ready for the wrap. We are having the boat wrapped instead of paint...
Finally got the Maraciabo on the water today. Although it's not done, I wanted to give it a test run before winter sets in.
All went well, the boat handled great and the motor ran perfect.
After a little delay I am finally back working on the boat. Finished the transom and mounted the motor. I decided to leave the paint go until this winter...…I really want to get this on the water and test it before the snow flies. If all goes as planed we will put it into the water this...
