I have been feeling like I have a bunch of seaweed on the prop or something. Even right after a bottom cleaning, full throttle got me maybe 5.8 knots and 5 inches manifold was more like 5.2. A different diver than the usual one was in the water near my boat and I asked him to go over and do mine too. Saturday we headed out to Rock Hall and WOW the boat felt different. I was doing 5.8 knots at 6-7 inches manifold and hit 6.7 without even hitting full throttle ☺ Too bad the wind was essentially 0 or I could have seen how much faster I could sail too. This new diver is obviously WAY better. (I have had a sinus infection issue and not been diving in our not too clean marina myself lately) Everything was going perfect until the CO detector went off on the way home. I went to check for exhaust leaks once we got tied up and the riser broke in half in my hands ☹ It was corroding right at a threaded junction and seeping water and exhaust. This is bad timing with St. Michaels next week! Hopefully the new parts will be at my house today and I can get it put back together tonight. Most of it is just Home Depot black iron pipe but there is a flange unique to Atomic 4s you can’t just buy at the store these days.
Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I www.dellabarba.com
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