Heat projects for the down season
12-08-2006, 02:40 PM
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Re: Heat projects for the down season
Originally Posted by bobl
Factory shows 4610 for the 28. One of my customers weighed his open bow 28 and it came in at 6880 with a Nordic triple axle trailer and about 1/2 fuel.
That's interesting. Just 40lbs. different than my weight, so we have a consistent 6900#s average total gross with 50% fuel. Any way to find out what the Nordic trailer weighs? I just emailed Myco to get an exact # for mine. No way this thing weighs 1200#s.
Taking 6880 - 40 gallons @ 6#s per gallon (240) = 6640 - 4610 = 2030 #s for the tri-axle Nordic trailer. That sounds much more reasonable to me.
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12-08-2006, 04:52 PM
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Re: Heat projects for the down season
I think the boats vary quite a bit in weight from one to the other also. The published weight is ball park. I also don't know what engine that is with. I think a 454. Fuel weighs more like 6.6 lbs/gal I believe. Then you've got oil and about 5 gallons of coolant. Also, I've always heard that boats absorb water and gain a significant amount of weight throughout their life. Don't know if that's really true or not. Having that blower and intercooler adds probably 100 lbs over a 500 efi also. It all adds up!
12-08-2006, 05:03 PM
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Bob,
I just sent all my #s to Myco for a revised est. The fellow I spoke with that gave me the 1200# is an accountant, not an engineer.
MY #s should be a more realistic 4610 (boat) + 300ish (fuel)
+ 100 (jackets/etc) = 5010. 6920#s - 5010#s = 1910 lbs. for my trailer.
I came up with 2030#s for the Nordic tri-axle, an additional 120 lbs. That makes sense too. I think we are getting close.
Glad I'm adding aluminum heads
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Steve
I just sent all my #s to Myco for a revised est. The fellow I spoke with that gave me the 1200# is an accountant, not an engineer.
MY #s should be a more realistic 4610 (boat) + 300ish (fuel)
+ 100 (jackets/etc) = 5010. 6920#s - 5010#s = 1910 lbs. for my trailer.
I came up with 2030#s for the Nordic tri-axle, an additional 120 lbs. That makes sense too. I think we are getting close.
Glad I'm adding aluminum heads
!Regards,
Steve
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12-08-2006, 06:47 PM
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Re: Heat projects for the down season
Bob must have forgot.....I took my Nordic 3 Axle trailer - the Boat to a scale and the Trailer by itself came in at 1850LBS that including my Spare as well.....So there you have it
12-09-2006, 02:56 AM
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Re: Heat projects for the down season
That 1800-1900 lb range sounds much better. I had to weigh my trailer and it having 1 axle less and slightly shorter, weighed 1650 without a spare tire at the time.
12-09-2006, 09:07 AM
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Yep Bent, I forgot. Now we know for sure. So the published weight numbers are pretty close. Running weight is around 5300 with 1 average person.
12-09-2006, 06:43 PM
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Re: Heat projects for the down season
Don`t feel bad bob, I have that same problem its called old
Originally Posted by bobl
Yep Bent, I forgot. Now we know for sure. So the published weight numbers are pretty close. Running weight is around 5300 with 1 average person.
01-27-2007, 09:12 AM
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The fun has begun
...........
The machine work is done on my block and the parts are in.
Reassembly has begun.
1st 2 pics are the old 7.5 dish top piston, and the new 8.75 !
Pics,
Regards,
Steve
...........The machine work is done on my block and the parts are in.
Reassembly has begun.
1st 2 pics are the old 7.5 dish top piston, and the new 8.75
!Pics,
Regards,
Steve
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01-27-2007, 09:33 AM
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Re: Heat projects for the down season
Dart Pro 1s hard coat anodized
Thanks to Eric and Troy @ EB Marine.
Steve
Thanks to Eric and Troy @ EB Marine.
Steve
Last edited by Steve Zuckerman; 01-27-2007 at 09:35 AM.
