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The factory table is very optimistic but if plotted on the graph for a carbureted Honda 90 should have the same basic curve. The best fuel economy is at hull speed, just shy of about 6 mph. The best economy on plane is 21-24 mph. The fuel injected 90 Honda has a completely different fuel curve.

I have this materials in 2 bathrooms at home and put it on the floor of a 28 foot Jetcraft used for fishing charters. It does very well in the bathroom, but in the Jetcraft the adhesive connecting the panels needs some help. It was used in a heavy traffic area and for the money worked pretty...

I really agree with the comment on how manufacturers and dealers rig most motors. I have looked at 9 different new motor installations and only one was mounted at the correct height. All the others were buried. The 25 I bought used had the motor buried and it had been run that way for 4...

Mark, It's hot here. Some of the Pacific Trawlers have an open transom, or more specifically no transom in the classic sense.

Just tow a 22. That would be 47' and you will have your own raft.

Matt, That's what I use. However, I think you could use an ACR in the first setup to do the same thing.

Last weekend was the first time, I used almost every navigation tool on the boat. We left with about 2 hours of usable daylight for a 1.5 hour trip. We went from calm winds to cloudy and rain, then fog with 1/4 mile and 3 foot seas. I had the radar on at 3/4 mile range, the chartplotter...

Bob, Having watched my IPhone cause my compass to swing 20 degrees when I laid it down close by, makes me suggest the topic, "Things you shouldn't do to your compass."

I had a leak in my water pump under the rear dinette seat and the water would collect under the v-berth. I found it when I couldn't figure out where the water was coming from on the floor while we were under way. The water tank on the 2005 is under the v-berth so I figured the water tank was...

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I see some confusion between DOD standards and those used for non DOD GPS use. I would expect DOD to specify some stringent filter standards on GPS systems used in defense systems, but I don't see how that would spill over to other GPS users. I know my hand held Garmin probably won't work near...

In my experience the only thing that humbles a TomCat owner is anything over 3 feet. Then are they are just as slow as the rest of us.

Brent, I read that on Panbo last night and finally got a better level of understanding. One thing I got out of the Panbo article was where the filters come in. Basically, you would have to filter the signal between the physical antenna and the amplifier section that is in the antenna...

Bob, To clarify, the weight of the 25 tends to slow down the motion of the boat in confused seas. I agree it's not comfortable in the confusion of waves going everywhere, but the 25 is noticeably less uncomfortable. On the speed comment, the 25 is more comfortable going faster than the 22...

I didn't want to leave the simplicity of the 22 for a 25, but with a couple of hours of work a 25 can be simplified, remove the hot water heater and replace the marine toilet with a porta potti. After those two changes the only downside is fuel consumption, but that is an issue in physics. The...

Les, I understand weight and efficiency are inversely related, but when I moved from a 22 to a 25, the thing I noticed the most was the stability of the 25 in seas compared to the 22. The mass of the 25 prevented 2-4 foot seas from pushing it around very much. Sometimes in my 22 I wish I had...

Having lived in Alaska for more than 35 years and seen large changes in the classification of federal lands from the BLM to the National Park Service, it sometimes results in lands being closed that were formally opened. The most important aspect is that a National Park comes with a lot of...

Having lived in Alaska for more than 35 years and seen large changes in the classification of federal lands from the BLM to the National Park Service, it sometimes results in lands being closed that were formally opened. The most important aspect is that a National Park comes with a lot of...

Over 1700 miles this summer, we averaged 2.9 mpg based on gas put in the tank. On my 25 with a Permatrim, efficiency improves with speed. Starting at 12 mph at 2.2 up to 26 mph 2.7mpg. As the speed increases, the trim tabs come up, nearly full down at 12 mph, and full up at 26 mph and motor...

I am a double member of the 3rd group. 7 years two Wallas's and no problems on either.