Yep, it was officially named the "yknot?" during our recent 3 day/night trip to Patagonia Lake in Southern AZ. It was a gas, and there were no major glitches, just a few minor things that need to be addressed.
We were going to stay only 2 nights but were having so much fun we booked another. The wind during day 1 and 3 was ferocious, approaching 30 knots at times. There were actually white caps on the lake for a while which I figured was NOT a good idea to take a toon out it in - but it did just great as long as I slowed down. We never had any glass smooth water to work with the whole time.
I was unable to run it at full throttle except for about ten seconds since the "engine cut" off kicked in, but I don't think it's an overheat situation since the alarm did not sound and the impeller I rebuilt is putting out an excellent stream of water. It could be that the sensor is so old (1987) that it simply needs to be replaced. Whatever the cause the engine runs great, and if there was a serious issue it would not have fired right up and run for hours at a time. I'm sure with a little work I'll be able to fix the issue since it is pretty straight forward to diagnose. During full throttle I was able to get the nose up - which was a
complete surprise, so I think the center of mass is nailed down permanently. I would estimate the speed at 20 knots at full throttle, more than I hoped for with such a heavy boat. Other than that it just kind of plowed along at 4000 rpm, but was extremely smooth and stable with that third log. The old 90 horse 2 stroke YAMMY triple is a great engine once up to speed, but it does not like to idle or run under about 2000 rpm. I'm not too sure that even if I put a 115 on it would go any faster. Lots of prop cavitation unless you power up gradually.
Spending the evenings on a private island -even if the lake is only 250 acres - was really sweet. Except for the cost: $17.00 a night
- but they did throw in a picnic table and trash can.
Pictures and some unedited video here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/MillerRonK ... p__387mwYQ#
After a few minor tweaks it will be off to Lake Powell this summer for an extended vacation.
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For night lighting I generally just use AAA battery operated LED's mounted on the ceiling - although incandescent and fluorescent 12V is available for reading.
