What is your version of Cruising Speed

[chuck1]

How many boats actually blow up every year due to fueling practices that didnt involve a leak of some kind? I googled the crap out of this subject, and could only find explosions from leaking pipes etc...

One is too many.:smt018 Just off the top of my head, I know of one a couple months ago on Lake Lanier. In that one, at least one person was killed at the fuel dock.

 

[VTSeaRay]

I like to cruise around 35/36 mph, it's a good speed that allows me to cover a fair amount of ground on plane, and the boat seems to cut thru most waves with ease making for a smooth ride. This is around 3800 RPM's for me and gives me the best gph I think if I remember correctly.

 

[Hampton]

I like to cruise around 35/36 mph, it's a good speed that allows me to cover a fair amount of ground on plane, and the boat seems to cut thru most waves with ease making for a smooth ride. This is around 3800 RPM's for me and gives me the best gph I think if I remember correctly.

Hey! Stray back off topic with the rest of us.

 

[comsnark]

One is too many.:smt018

Which is part of the reason that my Jetski manual says that I am never to jump waves with the jetski.

Which is why my step ladder advises me not to stand on the top two steps (it is a two step ladder)

Which is why my 5-step ladder has a 200 lb weight limit for climber and tools

 

[bjac]

Hi Mike:

I was curious as to the answers received by most boaters on the question of blower so I looked it up in the Sea Ray manual.....It states that it is recommended to leave the blower on while the engine is running. This fixes the problem of forgetting to turn it on and off while running at different speeds and it keeps the engine compartment cool aired at all times.

 

[billandamy]

One is too many.:smt018 Just off the top of my head, I know of one a couple months ago on Lake Lanier. In that one, at least one person was killed at the fuel dock.

One is too many for any death, however we arent speaking about how many is good or bad...I was asking simply how many deaths are caused by normal operating procedures such as leaving a blower on during fueling or not...most of the googled ones I found were due to other circumstances that were out of the norm that having a blower on or off wouldnt have mattered.

Geez, who the hell gave me bad rep for that post anyway? Dork. It was a frikkin question. :huh:

 

[spimik]

Hi Mike:

I was curious as to the answers received by most boaters on the question of blower so I looked it up in the Sea Ray manual.....It states that it is recommended to leave the blower on while the engine is running. This fixes the problem of forgetting to turn it on and off while running at different speeds and it keeps the engine compartment cool aired at all times.

I totally agree. I think in the end, this is the safe answer. If the engine if running, run the bilge blower. If it is off, then turn off the bilge blower.

Great responses. Thanks all!!