Recent content by Scuppers

Ethanol in gasoline provides a farmer, instead of an oil refiner, with revenue. The "footprint" you are referring to, is a very complicated and unsolved equation. You can be sure there are significant costs and environmental penalties produced by obtaining both fuels. I am very well educated...

I may not be the best example of power requirements on a C Dory, I boat in shallow water with pretty heavy loads in my 19 angler . (3 or 4 people, groceries, some bags) I have a 90 ETEC with a well propped 4 blade stainless, that will turn 5200 with just me and my Guiness , Maybe 4900 loaded...

Skuppers, in my opinion your defining Ken’s post as drivel & personal hubris connects hubris much more to you, then him. His is a personal opinion without rancor, whether right or wrong & from his own experience & shared by many. Unlike Bob & Sandy’s response your personal attack was not...

Why in the world would you post that drivel? You take the vaccine for two reasons. To protect your health, and to help control the global pandemic that has killed millions, and that will continue to mutate into potentially disastrous variants, untill enough people have antibodies to terminate...

I have searched high and low. I find no research or data suggesting that your theory of reinfection is based on facts. There have been 26 documented cases of reinfection out of over 16 million infections (the latest data I could find) There are an additional 1600 cases that are potentially...

I had no idea how lucky I am. My 2008 A 19, in which I added a small solar panel to charge my dual battery bank (divided house/starter with engine relay), automatically pumps from the back bilge. Even after a very heavy rain, I have never seen more than a half inch of water under the floor...

is the vent to prevent positive pressure mishaps, in which case a bit of water in the loop would not matter, or for another reason?

Scuppers wrote: The reality is that if it works, the only ones going into the hospital will be those who declined..... That logic seems sound, but does not recognize where we are today, versus where want to be. I agree that some people cannot be vaccinated. I am saying that the greatest...

The research seems to show that one dose provides the primary response with very high efficacy at 4 weeks, and that the second dose only improves the overall immune response by a few percent. I agree that we should go one dose till everyone who wants it gets one dose, then we go to dose two...

And to you,CC. Hope you and family enjoy the Holidays. Looking at a low of 21 tonight, I would love to cruise today, but it is forecast 25 knots. Chilly and beautiful. And too windy!.

Thataway posted The Permatrim is not to make up for inadequate HP, or prop slip, but is to get the bow down when going into chop. (As are trim tabs for side to side trim as also being an aid to get bow down in chop.) Sounds like you got a good setup, Thataway. I have found that with the 4...

Thataway posted The Permatrim is not to make up for inadequate HP, or prop slip, but is to get the bow down when going into chop. (As are trim tabs for side to side trim as also being an aid to get bow down in chop.) Sounds like you got a good setup, Thataway. I have found that with the 4...

Everyone knows that you should prop your boat so that you can achieve WOT. The problem is that your 'boat', like almost every aspect of this dastardly prop puzzle, changes with weather and weight, among other factors. I do not believe, that for general purpose boating, you should prop for a...

Lol, I could have sworn that was a current thread, you all get your chuckle in. I, too, have trouble with yesterday's news, much less, ten years old. Anyway, to answer your question, after three swaps, I got the right prop, and I am very happy with performance, which I now understand is very...

what are you trying to accomplish by polishing a surface rainbow from your prop? I cannot find any info that indicates a prop improvement, based on prop life or performance. If it is indeed caused by cavitation, that issue will degrade performance, and should be addressed. But I think...