Double Eagle, center console.

[kens]

I tried another wheel today.
15x15 medium cup
3950rpm and 27.3mph WOT
A sluggish prop looking at the numbers but, it does seem to have a extra knot at cruise 3000rpm.
The other props ran 20mph around 3200rpm; this one gets 20mph @ 3000rpm and indicating 5.0gal/hr
I pushed the fuel flow up to 6.0gal/hr indicated, and got 24mph gps.
my fuel flo-scan seems to indicate a bit high fuel flow though, since we went 100miles on the River run at G4, and I also went offshore here to J buoy. I think my fuel flow is closer to 4gal/hr on a longer distance.

[psychobilly]

kens that sounds great man! 4 gals an hour sounds great and dude, almost 30mph is a GREAT cruise'n speed!!!

Congrats on the new wheel. I have read a lot on your build and you are the wheel king, I mean you have tried every know combo I believe.


How far is that j bouy? and did you catch any fish?

[kens]

No, not cruising at 30. 30 is wide open.
Boat ramp to the sound is 10 miles, then j buoy is 20 more miles offshore.
no, didnt catch fish that day, that was a run to check vhf radio from out there, run the chartplotter, fuel burn check, etc.

Who can tell me about VHF radio? It says that VHF is a line-of-sight signal, thus that works out to 12 miles over my horizon. (8'antenna mounted low) But, I called a station 10miles inshore from jbuoy, that means my radio got out 30miles.

How far can you really expect VHF to reach?

[upspirate]

According to my Chapmans,it says"on average 10 to 15 nautical miles in ship-to-ship situations,and 25-30 miles ship-to-shore,depending on heights of both transmitting and receiving antennas"

[psychobilly]

Yeah I was gunna say the station you called prolly has a high mounted antenna...

And when I said 30 I was just rounding.


No since in running wide open I agree with ya. Like my skiff for example, it'll run 35 or so but I normally only ever run it at 25.

[vettepilot]

According to my Chapmans,it says"on average 10 to 15 nautical miles in ship-to-ship situations,and 25-30 miles ship-to-shore,depending on heights of both transmitting and receiving antennas"

Also on Cloudy days you will even transmit and receive even further distances....

[Lowka53]

you also will get some Skipp but you can't reliey on it because time of day what the weather is like and many other things can effect it.

[Robert]

If I may wade in on this, it appears you are at the upper limit of your horsepower range for the 3.0gm motor. Because boats don't coast you can't gear " prop" for higher speed.it's just a thought. Based on your u tube of the double eagle I've got study plans on the way. Great job on your build, well done.