BillD
Admiral
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- 25 Terry Jason with Cummins 370 power
Today I rearranged the water filled weight barrels in the 25 T Jason.
The four 230 lbs barrels (30-32 gals of water each) are positioned about where the 45-50 gal fuel tanks will be under the deck.
The boat sits nicely balanced in the water with a simulated full load of fuel plus some additional weight of gear on the cockpit deck.
Tomorrow I'll take a final sea trial run or two with maybe two more 230 lb barrels of water up front on either side of the existing engine box to simulate the weight of moving the engine back 14-16 inches and a couple of adults.
I'll run the boat @ WOT (figure 13-14 knots) and try and figure out if lifting rails will be worth the hassle and also get an accurate estimate on what the boat will run "heavy" with some more hp.
FWIW, Bill D

The four 230 lbs barrels (30-32 gals of water each) are positioned about where the 45-50 gal fuel tanks will be under the deck.
The boat sits nicely balanced in the water with a simulated full load of fuel plus some additional weight of gear on the cockpit deck.
Tomorrow I'll take a final sea trial run or two with maybe two more 230 lb barrels of water up front on either side of the existing engine box to simulate the weight of moving the engine back 14-16 inches and a couple of adults.
I'll run the boat @ WOT (figure 13-14 knots) and try and figure out if lifting rails will be worth the hassle and also get an accurate estimate on what the boat will run "heavy" with some more hp.
FWIW, Bill D







