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MAD Clown disease . . .:ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: We love you Joe!

Minerals in the water . . . acid to get rid of it.

Yes, surrender your sock-puppets and display your identify with regular shadow-puppets . . . .

I keep a bag of oxalic acid on the shelf for cleaning mineral and iron stains.

The bunk trailers are often referred to as "float-on" trailers, meaning that the trailer has to be deep enough to get the boat on about 90+% onto the trailer before winching. Shallow grade ramps can be challenging as @Lou C noted.

Your question is really about roller trailers vs. bunk trailers. . . . not specific to EZ load . . . Bunk trailers distribute load better vs. roller trailers put point loads on the boat hull. It can be a concern for some boats, but a trailer with more rollers can be sufficient. It also...

In other news . . . I also tested the auto-pilot function . . . there are several different things it can/should do . . . Maintain stationary position (like being anchored) Maintain a certain heading while underway Track to a certain point while underway Route to a destination using...

In my research . . . 001306 is the mount style, and there is more specific information on the wiring plate (which I could not read) Anyway . . . the way it all works is the sender wiring connects to one of the Veratron VMH-35 gauges (3 large round gauges in the helm panel) and it (analog) gets...

How much fuel is there ??? So, I brought 20 gallons of fuel out to the boat, not knowing how much fuel is in there. The gauge read 20% (150 gallon tank) I put 5 gallons in . . . the gauge now read 40% :rolleyes: I put the remaining 15 gallons in . . . the gauge read 46% :unsure: I took a...

I (finally) took some video of a short run . . .

The data is from the real-time readouts of the engines. I have been recording my overall travel distance vs. fuel usage, but the fuel gauge wonkiness has thrown a 🔧 in all of that.

We often bring the boat over to Vineyard Haven and stay at the Black Dog Wharf in September since the crowds have faded. Not this year though :(, since we have lots of travel plans over the next few months.

I hope everyone had an enjoyable and safe time. :D We stayed in today, having had some family here for a week with beaching and boating. . . now totally exhausted. :ROFLMAO:

I think @nola mike asked about fuel usages vs speed, etc. Now that I have run the boat for a longer period of time, I was able to put some of the mpg data on the performance graph. I plan on raising the engines 1.5", which should help with the performance, so the numbers may go up . . ...

Well, no survey is ever 'clean' . . . it is just a matter of the items called out being manageable /acceptable.

The problem (mis-conception) with the 'pink anti-freeze via the muffs' is that a portion of the incoming anti-freeze goes directly out to the risers and does not go through the engine block. Therefore . . . -> only about 3 gallons of the 5 gallon jug go to the engine block (and manifolds) . ...

I'd go with a new (replacement) engine block. If the crack is on the outside, there is probably some damage (cracks) on the inside.

Quick Update . . . 15 hours on the engine clocks. I plan on pulling the boat for its break-in servicing on/about Sept 14th. Hopefully, I can raise the engine a couple of notches then. I ran into a little problem . . . :cautious: The fuel gauge, which is a Veratron VMH-14, is going from 40%...

Yes, Airstream . . . Don't go camping without one. :ROFLMAO:

What Scott said . . . 7.4L Gen 6 . . . oval ports . . . 330 ish HP. I had twin versions of those . . . 1996 vintage.