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elaelap posted 07-24-2009 08:42 PM ET (US)
Best I've done so far, if "best" means going fast in a little fifteen foot Whaler skiff:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b309/elaelap/Bethwedding154.jpg
Here's what she ('Cetus' 1987 15 Sport center console with a Yamaha F60 four stroke EFI) looks like at speed (from an earlier photo):
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b309/elaelap/wt10.jpg
Great weather out here today, so I went walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay. No fishing, just cruising around enjoying the sights. Motor, bought August last year, hit 200 hours today. That doesn't count the time spent using the kicker. Not too bad--the equivilent of five 40-hour work weeks spent on the water instead ;-)
Enjoy your great boats and the summer, Whalers! Tempus fugit.
Tony
bloller posted 07-24-2009 10:55 PM ET (US)
Wow, I think that is the fastest speed yet reported with a 60hp motor on classic 15'. How high is your motor mounted what prop are you using? Was that speed with the current and the wind at your back? I have found that that can add as much as 2-3mph on the top end.
Jkcam posted 07-25-2009 05:31 AM ET (US)
Tony, do I see part of the trailer in that first photo?
Was one of the other "Three Amigos" towing you down the highway when you snapped that photo?
You're always messing with our heads.
Nice photo of the 15 at speed.
elaelap posted 07-25-2009 08:44 PM ET (US)
Jkcam ;-) Can't fool anyone at this website, I guess.
Bloller--I opened her up for a couple of minutes at slack tide in San Pablo Bay (the northern arm of the S.F. Bay) about half way between the mouth of the Petaluma River and the Richmond/San Rafael bridge. Amazingly calm for the Bay, and any soft breezes were coming from the northwest, over my port side, maybe a little forward of 'midships as I blasted up the channel. I run a stock Yamaha aluminum prop, 10 3/4 diameter x 15" pitch, and if I hunch down behind the windscreen, rather than standing as I usually do, I can just squeeze 5800 turns out of the motor (which is mounted one hole up). This beat my previous best speed by more than one mph, and I'm pretty sure I wasn't getting any lift from making tide. I guess I just had the motor properly trimmed for a change.
Tony
dburton posted 07-25-2009 11:41 PM ET (US)
Tony,
How do you like your GPS for Boating? I need a new handheld model and would like your impression of the Garmin Colorado.
Doug
boatdryver posted 07-26-2009 09:19 AM ET (US)
Tony, what is the story on that coat you're wearing in the photo? I seem to remember its has flotation.
After last Wednesday's futile attempt to fish Alcatraz in a 4 knot flood current and obnoxious chop (think cold windblown spray, salt water on the glasses, and wet jeans), I'm ready to go to the next level and wear my foulie pants. A floating coat might be a good addition now.
JimL
elaelap posted 07-26-2009 09:56 AM ET (US)
Doug: I don't like the Colorado 400C at all for my uses, and it's going back to WasteMarine early this coming week. I bought it last week on a whim, thinking it was time to replace (or at least supplement) my trusty-but-ancient Magellan handheld. The Garmin Colorado series has different models supposedly designed for different purposes, and the 400C comes loaded with U.S. coastal marine charts, but I think the thing is really designed for geocatching, hiking and mountain climbing. I've used it twice--day before yesterday on the San Francisco Bay and yesterday fishing out of Bodega Bay, and I'm very disappointed with its chart interface and color screen resolution in bright sunlight. Plus, unlike my Magellan and most other GPSs designed for marine use, it's only "waterproof," not "submersible." My only excuse, and it's the very worst one of all: it was on sale. Back it goes.
Jim: That's a Mustang floatation jacket, which satisfies the USCG PFD requirement and supposedly increases one's survival time in cold water by 25% or so. Nice big pockets for my handheld GPS and VHF, but hot as hell on a warm day (never much of a problem where we boat, though).
Tony
elaelap posted 07-26-2009 10:03 AM ET (US)
Make that "geocaching."
lizard posted 07-26-2009 11:54 AM ET (US)
Tony- We have the bomber jacket style of your flotation jacket, made by Mustang. They are well constructed but I find them a bit bulky for movement in the Montauk, where space is so tight. They can only be used on our coldest mornings or we overheat.
As an alternative, we have inflatable PFDs, which are light and compact, making them an easier sell to guests onboard.

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Author	Topic: Zippin' along--pics
elaelap	posted 07-24-2009 08:42 PM ET (US) Best I've done so far, if "best" means going fast in a little fifteen foot Whaler skiff: http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b309/elaelap/Bethwedding154.jpg Here's what she ('Cetus' 1987 15 Sport center console with a Yamaha F60 four stroke EFI) looks like at speed (from an earlier photo): http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b309/elaelap/wt10.jpg Great weather out here today, so I went walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay. No fishing, just cruising around enjoying the sights. Motor, bought August last year, hit 200 hours today. That doesn't count the time spent using the kicker. Not too bad--the equivilent of five 40-hour work weeks spent on the water instead ;-) Enjoy your great boats and the summer, Whalers! Tempus fugit. Tony
bloller	posted 07-24-2009 10:55 PM ET (US) Wow, I think that is the fastest speed yet reported with a 60hp motor on classic 15'. How high is your motor mounted what prop are you using? Was that speed with the current and the wind at your back? I have found that that can add as much as 2-3mph on the top end.
Jkcam	posted 07-25-2009 05:31 AM ET (US) Tony, do I see part of the trailer in that first photo? Was one of the other "Three Amigos" towing you down the highway when you snapped that photo? You're always messing with our heads. Nice photo of the 15 at speed.
elaelap	posted 07-25-2009 08:44 PM ET (US) Jkcam ;-) Can't fool anyone at this website, I guess. Bloller--I opened her up for a couple of minutes at slack tide in San Pablo Bay (the northern arm of the S.F. Bay) about half way between the mouth of the Petaluma River and the Richmond/San Rafael bridge. Amazingly calm for the Bay, and any soft breezes were coming from the northwest, over my port side, maybe a little forward of 'midships as I blasted up the channel. I run a stock Yamaha aluminum prop, 10 3/4 diameter x 15" pitch, and if I hunch down behind the windscreen, rather than standing as I usually do, I can just squeeze 5800 turns out of the motor (which is mounted one hole up). This beat my previous best speed by more than one mph, and I'm pretty sure I wasn't getting any lift from making tide. I guess I just had the motor properly trimmed for a change. Tony
dburton	posted 07-25-2009 11:41 PM ET (US) Tony, How do you like your GPS for Boating? I need a new handheld model and would like your impression of the Garmin Colorado. Doug
boatdryver	posted 07-26-2009 09:19 AM ET (US) Tony, what is the story on that coat you're wearing in the photo? I seem to remember its has flotation. After last Wednesday's futile attempt to fish Alcatraz in a 4 knot flood current and obnoxious chop (think cold windblown spray, salt water on the glasses, and wet jeans), I'm ready to go to the next level and wear my foulie pants. A floating coat might be a good addition now. JimL
elaelap	posted 07-26-2009 09:56 AM ET (US) Doug: I don't like the Colorado 400C at all for my uses, and it's going back to WasteMarine early this coming week. I bought it last week on a whim, thinking it was time to replace (or at least supplement) my trusty-but-ancient Magellan handheld. The Garmin Colorado series has different models supposedly designed for different purposes, and the 400C comes loaded with U.S. coastal marine charts, but I think the thing is really designed for geocatching, hiking and mountain climbing. I've used it twice--day before yesterday on the San Francisco Bay and yesterday fishing out of Bodega Bay, and I'm very disappointed with its chart interface and color screen resolution in bright sunlight. Plus, unlike my Magellan and most other GPSs designed for marine use, it's only "waterproof," not "submersible." My only excuse, and it's the very worst one of all: it was on sale. Back it goes. Jim: That's a Mustang floatation jacket, which satisfies the USCG PFD requirement and supposedly increases one's survival time in cold water by 25% or so. Nice big pockets for my handheld GPS and VHF, but hot as hell on a warm day (never much of a problem where we boat, though). Tony
elaelap	posted 07-26-2009 10:03 AM ET (US) Make that "geocaching."
lizard	posted 07-26-2009 11:54 AM ET (US) Tony- We have the bomber jacket style of your flotation jacket, made by Mustang. They are well constructed but I find them a bit bulky for movement in the Montauk, where space is so tight. They can only be used on our coldest mornings or we overheat. As an alternative, we have inflatable PFDs, which are light and compact, making them an easier sell to guests onboard.