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not everyone runs a heavy load

i would reach out to a local outfit and try to get a take off from someone re-powering with new. you might have to wait a bit, but you should be able to see/confirm that its running before it comes off the old boat

also, i did extensive research when i bought my boat and went OCD with specs and comparisons and made myself a nice nerdy spreadsheet. my estimation put the 265 around 10,300 lbs tow weight. that includes 1,700 for a trailer (if you are going tripple axle, it will be closer to 2k), 500lbs of...

it sucks that you cant get a 3/4 ton suv anymore

id just get a local fiberglass shop to make a custom one for you

ah, ok. i have the same upper, but the lower is the semi circle live well. that probably gives you a really big aft cockpit area. i already feel like mine is bigger than most boats the same size, but yours must be huge

are you talking about the rear facing door above the live well? mine has slides for plano boxes. does yours not? can you take a pic with the door open?

im glad it turned out to be the growth. much less of a problem than a soggy boat

look at a prop slip calculator. pitch, gear ratio, rpm, and boat speed are the inputs. the out put is prop slip %. if you have the same parameters between 2 boats, except for the boat speed, the prop slip of the slower boat will be higher. if the OP has large drag from a hull with growth...

that still doesnt address why he is only getting 28 mph at 5k. if extrapolated, that would only give him 34 mph at 6k (he used to get 48 at 5800). something is physically holding him back. it doesnt matter if the fuel is good or not for a given rpm. if the motor is turning a given rpm, then...

if the boat has growth, the boat has changed and the prop is now not matched to the boat with growth

if it was a fuel issue, why would he only get 28 mph at 5k rpm. prop slip doesnt have to come from bad props. if you tie off to a dock, run at wot, you are going to calculate 100% prop slip and you likely wont hit full rated rpm unless you are high power with a small prop. consider the dock to...

i would try calling the marina at the state park at the inlet, not sure who to call in lewes. if you would consider going to the upper chesapeake (north east river) instead, i could recommend a couple places not far off of I95, one with very inexpensive gas

im glad that you will be there, as i am sure you will be able to inspect the bottom for growth. it doesnt take much at all to slow the boat down. try to get some pics for us if you can. as far as weight, the difference between a full tank and empty is over 1000 lbs and that wont change your...

but if he is only getting 28 mph at 5k, then its either prop slip or spun hub. a spun hub would likely allow the engine to reach full rpm though

bad fuel would not make his prop slip go up 7x. it would reduce his ability to produce power. your scupper drains look to be about right for that boat, many in that vintage sit lower. it looks like i can see growth on the bottom of the hull in the pic (looks like barnacles). it could be an...

has it been in the water since last year? could be growth on the hull. it would take a lot of weight to drop from 48 to 28 mph top end.

with the power tech, even if you needed more RPM, what was your fuel burn? id rather burn less fuel at higher RPM and go the same speed. also, id you talk to ken about that prop after you got your numbers? why do you want to cruise at a low rpm? these are not large V8 motors in a car. they...

interested to watch this

id never heard of it before. ill have to check it out