[C38] Thru Hulls

[yvo kwee]

Steve M, I am intrigued by the puzzle of why Peregrine sits so low at the
stern.
When I first saw Peregrine in Bandon I noticed her leaning back with the
stern boot stripe in the water and the bow high above the water. There was a
55 gallon drum filled with fuel in the cockpit and I assumed this would
cause the problem. 55 gallons of diesel at 7.15lbs = 393 lbs.
I was surprised to see almost no difference after we used up most of  the
fuel.  We got rid of the drum in Neah Bay and when the fuel indicator was at
1/2 full she sat still low at the stern.

How much does your radar setup weigh? It looks very heavy duty and sits all
the back on the transom. You also have a Webasto heater there. How much does
this weigh?

I have an M35B engine in Hooligan, it weighs 352 lbs versus your 5424 at 425
lbs. I don't think the 73 lbs makes a difference considering the engine sits
more towards midship.
Hassle's M25XPB is 295 lbs, just 130 lbs less than yours. should not make
much difference.

Could it be the water tank that you removed from the v-birth?

You could have water in the hull, but it would have to be a lot to make the
stern sink 2 inches. If you had 20 gallons of water absorbed in the hull it
would be 166 lbs.
I keep my bilge bone dry and keep all interior openings to the hull open to
ventilate to prevent water absorption into the hull. I am surprised to read
about people keeping water in the bilge. I hope they have a good un-damaged
barrier coat in the bilge because polyester resin absorbs water.
Still puzzled...
Yvo Kwee
# 37 Hooligan

On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Steve Smolinske <
SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com> wrote:

> Our anchor is one of those lightweight aluminum ones, I didnt realize your
> engine was 200 pounds lighter, thats huge
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> From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org on behalf of Larry Malmberg
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> Subject: Re: [C38] Thru Hulls
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> Steve, could be the engine weight and the required second anchor.  Our
> second anchor was a very light one.
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> Best regards,
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> Larry Malmberg
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> Team Hassle
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> Does anyone have any experience with Shakewell type designed thru hulls or
> the Forespar Flotech?  Im considering closing up four thru hulls and
> replacing at least 1 of the 3 remaining  with the Forespar all in an effort
> to find that elusive 1/10 of a knot of boat speed.   The plan is to close up
> the one under the Vee berth, the head sink, the macerator and the one where
> the knot meter use to be on the stbd side of the keel.   Then to tee the
> macerator into the head outlet along with the Head and sump pump,  abandon
> the head sink alltogether, pull water from the engine intake for the head
> and galley sea water pump, and use the galley sink thru hull for sink
> discharge and watermaker.
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> Also another question I would like input on, for Transpac we had to get the
> boat measured in the water, the rater then compared our boat with Larry's to
> see how close they were.  Interesting that our stern was about an inch lower
> in the water than Hassle.  If you look at Peregrine from the side you can
> see the stern boot stripe is in the water or very close.   She does not have
> any other gear other than the radar post in the stern.  I did notice on our
> last haul out that the skeg seeped the entire time she was out, Im wondering
> if it isnt water weight or something else.   Thanks.
>
> Steve
> #312 Peregrine
> Seattle
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