Will do. I posted a bunch when we did the sea trial. Will have a nice trip from Annapolis to Va Beach.
That's a great question. When I purchased the platform they confirmed for me it would require no struts, it would use existing mounting holes. Well, it actually shipped with 4 support struts. Initially I was bummed but I'm actually feeling much better about it now. I'm putting a beefy dinghy on the platform with it offset all the way to the aft edge and beyond. Having those supports will make me sleep better at night knowing it'll dramatically reduce the point loads higher up on the transom.
Having the struts included also pushed me over the edge on not trying to DIY install this thing. Holes in the transom below the water line...time to break out the check book
This looks to probably be next years project! Cant wait for your pictures with it installed!
When you get done, come on down to TN and it's already warm enough to start polishing the gelcoat!
Water temp just passed 51° and climbing. Hope we get to see you again this summer...
Thanks everyone for the help so far.
1 MPG, give or take, at 2400 RPMs.Ok, looking to take delivery of my new to me 99 400DA, have 3116 350HP cats, what are you seeing for fuel burn at cruising RPM, 2200 or so? Will be doing about a 130 mile voyage from Kent Island MD to Little Creek, Virginia Beach VA. Planning on how much fuel i am going to burn. Boat will most likely be full of fuel. Best part its supposed to be upper 60s to 70s Thursday
Josh
What is that roughly speed wise? 22 knots?
A bit of chop will really get after your fuel burn.
Awesome! Mine are looking a little chalky, is there an easy way to do this?
@knotonduty Yes - ~22 kts, ~25 mph. What I gave you was a general rule of thumb for what we see with the 400DA with Cat 3116s. Sedan Bridge is the same hull and about the same fuel results.
An even better question would be what the conditions were like.
Will you be making any stops along the way? Five hours without stopping to enjoy the scenery is no way to go through life!
@knotonduty Yes - ~22 kts, ~25 mph. What I gave you was a general rule of thumb for what we see with the 400DA with Cat 3116s. Sedan Bridge is the same hull and about the same fuel results.
Obviously, this will vary based on conditions, load, current, wind, bottom growth, blah blah blah. There have been many threads that discussed this, but I thought it would be unhelpful to point you to those when I could just summarize the outcome.
The engines will burn a specific amount of fuel at a specific RPM. The factor is how fast the boat is traveling at that RPM. I've attached the CAT fuel burn chart for your reference.
Also, these fuel burn threads tend to devolve into a gas vs diesel discussion, so be forewarned.
Congrats on the new boat - you made a great choice!
Have spent the past 23 years in the Navy as a engineer, last tour was Chief Engineer on a LCS, nothing like running 44 knots on a 400 ft ship.
