Power Catamaran Rally
OK, the Bermuda comment was a little far fetched. In any case, I like the
idea of doing something on the East Coast of Florida around mid Nov. so
that you northerners can participate.(as an aside, I've been using a
British Insurance Co. and my rate including named windstorm coverage is
now about .8% of hull value. It includes US and Bahamas + 300 miles
offshore.)
If you guys want to email me directly if interested, I'll start to compile
a database.
Regarding running on one engine. I was going to do this across the
Atlantic because it was going to save some fuel(I forget what the number
was, maybe 10%). The problem of course is burning up your transmission
which sailboaters will tell you is not a problem as they freewheel their
props all the time. But do you really want to take that chance. Then
there is also keeping your seal lubricated. If you have variable pitch
props, like Wild Wind IV, you don't have to worry about this. I have a
couple of CV joints between the transmission and thrust bearing and was
going to just run one engine/day, disconnecting the down engine shaft and
then lock the propeller shaft to protect the seal. Plan B was to just
have an aux pump that would cool both the transmission and lub the seal
while the prop would be freewheeling.
I would recommend taking your boat out with a known quantity of fuel in
the tanks, run it for several hours on one engine making sure your
transmission is ok while in neutral, and then calculate your savings
afterwards.
Mike
M/V Chrysalis
mike@chrysalisvoyage.com
Hi Mike,
As I stated before I should be available and would like to hook up with y'all. Bermuda would have been fine.
Powercat HERO, 19m Tennant
Bill Shuman
From: "mike@chrysalisvoyage.com" mike@chrysalisvoyage.com
To: power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com
Sent: Fri, February 5, 2010 11:30:27 AM
Subject: [PCW] Power Catamaran Rally
OK, the Bermuda comment was a little far fetched. In any case, I like the
idea of doing something on the East Coast of Florida around mid Nov. so
that you northerners can participate.(as an aside, I've been using a
British Insurance Co. and my rate including named windstorm coverage is
now about .8% of hull value. It includes US and Bahamas + 300 miles
offshore.)
If you guys want to email me directly if interested, I'll start to compile
a database.
Regarding running on one engine. I was going to do this across the
Atlantic because it was going to save some fuel(I forget what the number
was, maybe 10%). The problem of course is burning up your transmission
which sailboaters will tell you is not a problem as they freewheel their
props all the time. But do you really want to take that chance. Then
there is also keeping your seal lubricated. If you have variable pitch
props, like Wild Wind IV, you don't have to worry about this. I have a
couple of CV joints between the transmission and thrust bearing and was
going to just run one engine/day, disconnecting the down engine shaft and
then lock the propeller shaft to protect the seal. Plan B was to just
have an aux pump that would cool both the transmission and lub the seal
while the prop would be freewheeling.
I would recommend taking your boat out with a known quantity of fuel in
the tanks, run it for several hours on one engine making sure your
transmission is ok while in neutral, and then calculate your savings
afterwards.
Mike
M/V Chrysalis
mike@chrysalisvoyage.com
Power-Catamaran Mailing List
Hey, Bill!
Does that mean you're getting closer to a launch? How about an update
as I'm sure others are keen to learn of your progress.
--Georgs
On 5-Feb-10, at 12:49 PM, bill wrote:
As I stated before I should be available and would like to hook up
with y'all. Bermuda would have been fine.
Powercat HERO, 19m Tennant
Bill Shuman
Sounds like you've got the ball rolling toward a powercat rendezvous,
Mike, and it looks like November 13-14 might be a good weekend to
shoot for.
I've pencilled in the dates on my calendar. Unsure whether I'll be
able to trailer my TomCat down for the gathering but I sure will try
to make it one way or another.
What do we call the gathering? Power Cat Fest? Power Cat Blast?
--Georgs
Georgs Kolesnikovs
TomCat 24 At Last!
Puffin Saco 12 Finally!
Frenchman's Bay, Lake Ontario
http://tomcat-tales.blogspot.com
On 5-Feb-10, at 12:30 PM, mike@chrysalisvoyage.com wrote:
If you guys want to email me directly if interested, I'll start to
compile
a database.
Mike
M/V Chrysalis
mike@chrysalisvoyage.com
November 13 - 14 works great for us.
Looking back at our log, we've passed through northern Florida right
around those dates for the past 3 years.
Another suggestion for a gathering place is somewhere up the St. John
River. Anywhere from the Ortega River (near Jacksonville) on up
(down?) to Palatka might be fun. It's off the beaten path. (See: www.snodoglog.com/JAX-Dec06-Pg1.html)
Henry
www.snodoglog.com
On Feb 4, 2010, at 10:19 AM, Georgs Kolesnikovs wrote:
Let's nail down a date first, then zone in on a specific location on
the east coast of Florida.
How about November 13-14 or December 4-5?
--Georgs
<<Hey, Bill!
Does that mean you're getting closer to a launch?>>
Hi Georgs,
Closer, yes, hope to launch late April. Still tons to do, working on systems. The boat will be unfinished at launch but operational; I'll finish the interior afloat.
There's a recent picture at the top of the page http://powercathero.blogspot.com/
Bill