New owner, some questions

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20dauntless

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We picked up our new 22 Cruiser on Friday and so far have put about 15 hours on it and I have some questions for all of you guys.

1. We have it powered with the Honda EFI 90 and it came with a 13.5 x 15 prop. With about 800 pounds of people and stuff, about 2/3 fuel and empty water I could hit 28 knots in flat water at about 6100 rpm. This performance seemed good, but the midrange performance wasn't nearly as impressive. 4000 rpm barely got us on plane and the tabs had to be at least half way deployed to get the bow down and we were only going about 14 knots. I'm thinking a different prop is in order, any suggestions?

2. How do you get the dinette to collapse? There were no instructions other than a vague "push or pull and twist." We couldn't push, pull, or twist...

Thanks so much for all your help!
 
The current prop is made of aluminum by Honda. I'm thinking I'll try to demo the Honda 13.25 x 17 3 blade aluminum this Friday. Do you guys think a 4 blade prop would offer better mid range performance? I'm not too concerned about the top end. I'd really like to be able to cruise anywhere between 12 and 18 knots depending on conditions. Any other recommendations?

And any advice on the dinette?

Thanks
 
20dauntless,

I had a CD25, but I *believe* that the dinette was similar.

The table is attached to the port wall with a latch and a slide in pin. The one metal latch on in on the underside of the table and latches to a plate on the port wall and there is a pin attached to the underside of the table that fits into a cylindrical opening on a plate also attached to the port side of the boat.

How I got the table out was to:

1. unlatch the locking mechanism

2. bang up on the underside of the table near the round metal leg until the table lifted off of the leg.

3. slide the table (I believe aft) until the pin slid out of the round metal holder.

4. Remove the table top and set it down.

5. pull the leg up and out of the holding bracket

6. insert the leg into snaps on the port wall (unsure if they exist on a 22)

7. lay the table top on braces designed to hold it at the height of the seats.

Reverse the process to reinstall the dinette.

I hope this makes sense.

Best of luck,
 
Sarge may have it right re the table, but when he thumps his hull it makes a sound which is hard to spell.

How I got the table out was to:

1. unlatch the locking mechanism (my table has a black knob which needs to be removed in order to sit things for forward facing mode. The table I have is hinged and the part that folds down has a slide panel on the back which you slide into the teak slot in the seat base to form the seat back)

2. bang up on the underside of the table near the round metal leg until the table lifted off of the leg.

3. slide the table (I believe aft) until the pin slid out of the round metal holder. (on my boat you slide the table to the bow once it is free from the leg.

4. Remove the table top and set it down.

5. pull the leg up and out of the holding bracket

6. insert the leg into snaps on the port wall (unsure if they exist on a 22)

7. lay the table top on braces designed to hold it at the height of the seats. (if you have a folding table then you need the short leg to be placed where the long one was)

What I found was that the factory never finished the construction and when I pointed this out to Searay in Fife, they added a spacer under the aft end of the table top so it would rest level between the teak seat braces.
With the structure fixed in place, you will have to try a few options in terms of how you place the cushions as they cannot all run the full width.
 
Thanks for the help everyone. I talked with Les who said that our boat is propped correctly. Apparently the newer Honda EFI 90 tends to run at higher RPM's than the older carbed Honda 90.

I spent Friday night at Sucia and figured out the table. It simply needed a bit of force to be pushed up and off the pedestal.

20 hours so far and just about everything is working great. The only problems are intermittent flashing on the trim tab indicator (installed at factory), the transducer is mounted too low and sprays water everywhere (installed at Master Marine), and the KVH Azimuth 1000 is wired so that it is on whenever the battery switch is on rather than whenever the key is on. Hopefully Master Marine will take care of these issues this week.

I am set to leave June 12th for a month in the Gulf Islands, Princess Louisa Inlet, and Desolation Sound. What do you guys suggest for spares? I am already planning to take spare fuses for everything that uses a fuse, spare lightbulbs, extra engine oil, additional fuel filters (both on engine and before engine), and a spare set of spark plugs. I'll carry a couple of portable VHF's and a portable GPS as backup as well as paper charts. What other spares should I bring? Any advice on good tools to have?

Thanks so much!
 
spare prop. get a cheap light weight composite prop for a spare. we ran with a comprop full time for three years on my last boat and a year on this boat. I knicked it and now use it for a spare. I all so have two stainless steel 13 1/4 x 17 props. on of which I will try on my motor next week now that I have it running right and the other I want to sell.
 
You might also consider a spare anchor. I usually have both a bruce and a danforth. I use the Bruce but should it ever get hung up, I have the danforth in reserve.
 
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