Owner reviews on the Suzuki 300/350 duo-prop outboards seem to be OK. One thing that jumped out when looking at the spec's is that the 350 has 12:1 compression o_O while the 300 has 10.5:1. So, I guess they are getting power from the compression as the blocks are the same displacement (267 Cu...
The CoG (center of gravity) is going to move about 9" per my calculations. The LOA is going to be about 35' (vs 33') without engines and about 37' with the engines. I have thought about the trailer . . . There will be a lot more hanging off the back beyond the bunks, but it should be fine. I...
Here is an update of the thought process so far, in terms of planning out a conversion to twin outboards. . .
My plan is to have the outboard engines beyond the existing swim deck to the point of allowing full-tilt of the outboards and not having to change the swim deck area.
Pictorial...
My family used to have a place on Captiva Island, and for years it seemed that Gulf storms were a rarity; the west coast of FL being the 'safer' side. That does not seem to be the case recently.
Same here with the several B3's that I have owned. Big bearings, big gears. It won't spin freely, and as you turn the props (in neutral) you will hear/feel the gears meshing.
A couple of points . . .
1) The rating on the anti-freeze (such as "-50") is a pipe burst rating, which is a plumbing industry rating as to when a copper pipe will burst from freezing. The liquid actually begins to freeze long before reaching the pipe burst rating. -25˚C will be close to the...
Sorry to be late to the party, but . . .
It sounds like the navigation lights are wired in series when they should be wired in parallel. (I believe this was touched upon)
Each light should be getting 12volts from the switch.
Perhaps the wiring was changed by a previous owner of the boat...
Just catching up on a few pictures that I was not able to post previously . . .
New battery isolator . . .
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The new alternator
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The system has been running well over the summer. Happy batteries . . .
