Cleaning the speedo impeller has often improved my boatspeed. :) Andy On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Jim Watts via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote:
> A knot and a half seems extreme, but I'm guessing it's your instruments. I > usually pick up less than half a knot in reality, once I have recalibrated > the knotmeter*. *There seems to be a lot of speed trickery going on with > slime and other stuff down below, so throughout the season I keep > recalibrating the knotmeter to reflect reality (as seen by my GPS in slack > water). Once I have a clean bottom again, I reset the knotmeter to the > base value. > > Jim Watts > Paradigm Shift > C&C 35 Mk III > Victoria, BC > > On 21 May 2015 at 08:53, Josh Muckley via CnC-List <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Doesn't sound atypical. Other powerboaters and sailboaters alike have >> stories far more extreme than that. >> >> Josh Muckley >> S/V Sea Hawk >> 1989 C&C 37+ >> Solomons, MD >> On May 21, 2015 11:45 AM, "Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List" < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> OK. I get that our boats are faster with clean bottoms. But I just had >>> Alera hauled and pressure washed and the speed jumped back good knit and a >>> half. >>> >>> I got to wondering if this is typical. Well, is it? >>> >>> Tom Buscaglia >>> S/V Alera >>> 1990 C&C 37+/40 >>> Vashon WA >>> >>> 206.463.9200 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> Email address: >>> [email protected] >>> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >>> bottom of page at: >>> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> [email protected] >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >> bottom of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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