460 DA Owners Thread

Yes sir. I’m at about 37k and don’t have a hydraulic platform
 
Blown284 said:
Hi folks. I just had my new props put on and didn’t realize that I had shaft zincs and also didn’t realize I have 4 swim platform zincs (doh!). So I have to get her pulled again. What zincs should I get for the swim platform? I believe they are 2” but can’t find any information. Thank you!
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Anyone know what size zincs are required for the hydraulic platform? They look like 2" pancake zincs but not 100% sure.
 
Got out today with the new to me 23x25 props. Wow what a difference! Engines and purring vs laboring …. Approx 27gph @2200 even in 3 foot seas and dead in 20knot wind at between 19-20mph
 
Blown:

do you happen to have the scans of those props? I am taking my 2nd set to the shop so that would be a good comparison.


Also you said 19-20 MPH. Is that correct or are you talking knots?

thanks
 
NotHerDecision said:
Blown:

do you happen to have the scans of those props? I am taking my 2nd set to the shop so that would be a good comparison.


Also you said 19-20 MPH. Is that correct or are you talking knots?

thanks
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i do have the scans somewhere in the box. I’m out at anchor but when I get home Sunday evening I will look. Yes, that’s MPH not knots
 
I want to add a bow flagpole for a burgee. It seems our rails are 1 1/8 or 1 1/4. All the rail mount holders I can find only go to 1". Any solutions?
 
Jeff Pierce said:
I want to add a bow flagpole for a burgee. It seems our rails are 1 1/8 or 1 1/4. All the rail mount holders I can find only go to 1". Any solutions?
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Google Taylor Made flag poles. They have a mount #974 that fits perfectly.
 
My bow has a pretty good bend at the very forward part. Can this straight fitting go over the bend?
 
fr8dog said:
I installed it on the stbd. side right before the bend.
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It fits on my bow.
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We have a 460 with flag blue hull paint, we’ve started noticing that between or biannual waxes we have what looks like salt caked in the paint. We rinse the hullsides after every use but this seems like it’s stuck in there. I don’t want to have to on/off the hull every couple months or move up our waxing schedule just to get these salt stains removed so was wondering if anyone has a solution that can be applied with a pump sprayer type product (garden pump sprayer or chemical sprayer) that would just take the salt up but not be overly abrasive. Was thinking vinegar and water mixture but wanted to see if any of you had any other advice.
 
Vinegar will remove your wax.
 
For those of you with the 460, hard top and hydraulic platform, what is your "NORMAL" cruise speed and rpm? I'm starting to think I have the slowest 460 on this forum and possibly in the USA ;_).

I'll start. at 2200rpm, I"m pushing approx 21mph
 
Blown284 said:
For those of you with the 460, hard top and hydraulic platform, what is your "NORMAL" cruise speed and rpm? I'm starting to think I have the slowest 460 on this forum and possibly in the USA ;_).

I'll start. at 2200rpm, I"m pushing approx 21mph
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We run 2200rpm get 19 to 20 mph. 3652 elevation running 23x26 props. Does not mater if we play with the tabs ... we get the same speed. I have thought about changing pitch to run around 1800 for the same speed keeping in mine that it would change WOT and would have to make sure not to pin the throttles.

It is a heavy boat and I feel for the HP it does all right.
 
I run 17knts and have a hardtop but not a hydraulic platform. And I am propped correctly as I reach 2650 at wot loaded.
 
Blown284,
It's not a fast boat but it is beamy and handles conditions well. Ours is equipped like yours, hardtop and GHS platform. I'm in my fourteenth year of ownership of this 460DA and the weight tends to creep up, so I made a plan to get the 'unnecessaries' off the boat this year. It's down to around 35,500 lbs on the sling now, including dinghy.

Our vessel is currently propped at 23 X 25.5 and can reach 2650 WOT. There is some "magic" in the blade cupping or profile. So I usually run at 2250-2265, Aetna tachs, SMX pumps. Temperature gauges are pegged at just below 160F hour after hour. Since switching to a semi-synthetic 15W-40 from the Valvoline Blue last year, I've seen just a bit more consistency on temperature and oil pressure.

Last weekend we ran a total of 5 hours on Lake Huron in flat conditions at 20.0 knots average (less in a chop). Without the dinghy. That was with full fuel and half water. We will leave in two weeks for a 700Nm trip and I will keep track of things including GPH burn.
 
Jaws said:
Blown284,
It's not a fast boat but it is beamy and handles conditions well. Ours is equipped like yours, hardtop and GHS platform. I'm in my fourteenth year of ownership of this 460DA and the weight tends to creep up, so I made a plan to get the 'unnecessaries' off the boat this year. It's down to around 35,500 lbs on the sling now, including dinghy.

Our vessel is currently propped at 23 X 25.5 and can reach 2650 WOT. There is some "magic" in the blade cupping or profile. So I usually run at 2250-2265, Aetna tachs, SMX pumps. Temperature gauges are pegged at just below 160F hour after hour. Since switching to a semi-synthetic 15W-40 from the Valvoline Blue last year, I've seen just a bit more consistency on temperature and oil pressure.

Last weekend we ran a total of 5 hours on Lake Huron in flat conditions at 20.0 knots average (less in a chop). Without the dinghy. That was with full fuel and half water. We will leave in two weeks for a 700Nm trip and I will keep track of things including GPH burn.
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Thank you for the comprehensive info! How did you get rid of so much weight? You dropped almost 5,000 lbs off that boat and I”m interested in knowing how you did it. I noticed, obviously, when I am burning off fuel the boat goes faster (makes sense since we are losing that weight) but I thought for sure this boat would move faster than it does.
 
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