Interesting vid. I would be interested to know the difference in fuel consumption at cruising speed say in the 20-25 kt range with the ballast tank empty and full.
Very useful video. I really like the design of flooding keel with a open/close door, was wondering does bar crushe’s actuator flap door seal water well? My surtees cable door does not seal well, I tried once when retrieving the boat with full of water in flooding keel and flap door closed, massive water coming out from the door seal and only last few minutes to drain all the water, still trying to workout a better way to solve this issue
Well that was my quick point in the video, the day before we did some tests of closing the door underway and the door wasn't fully closing. No doubt the force of the water when boat moving was an issue. When we slowed down a bit, just on the plane. It closed fully no problems and seemed to seal well.
I love your Honest Videos , on all your topics , Amazing boat wish they had them in Canada
No worries! Yes great rig for sure 👍
Brilliant test mate, we’ve got a 615 HT with a 150 and have always wondered what effect the flap would have. Liking the honest content.
Yep definitely has its place, not all the time. But here and there. All the best
So what if if it takes 2 seconds extra, the benefit of stability is far more preferable
If we ain't racing who cares!
Loving all this info mate, cheers💪
No worries! Always experimenting out there
Interesting vid. I would be interested to know the difference in fuel consumption at cruising speed say in the 20-25 kt range with the ballast tank empty and full.
Yeah Il give it a go one day, with the tank full of water fuel consumption definitely increases quite alot! But would be good to know how much.
Very useful video. I really like the design of flooding keel with a open/close door, was wondering does bar crushe’s actuator flap door seal water well? My surtees cable door does not seal well, I tried once when retrieving the boat with full of water in flooding keel and flap door closed, massive water coming out from the door seal and only last few minutes to drain all the water, still trying to workout a better way to solve this issue
Well that was my quick point in the video, the day before we did some tests of closing the door underway and the door wasn't fully closing. No doubt the force of the water when boat moving was an issue. When we slowed down a bit, just on the plane. It closed fully no problems and seemed to seal well.
@@BaitBallin Hi, So is that mean the flooding keel door never fully closed?
So yes the plan is to get bobcat to re-prop this thing soon. But in any case, I always recommend max HP on these boats (especially the hardtop range).
Also curious to see what time others are getting 0-20 knots??? Let me know one day.... Thx
How's your spine
Better than yours