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• OMG Yanmar wants to put a big hole in my boat
  • Lack of backpressure is good :^))
    • Not cost but big hole in my hull
      • Actually the Volvo D2-40 uses a 1-3/4" exhaust
        • Thanks Todd, what size alternator do you have?
          • 115 amp
            • That is the stock alternator on the D2-40
      • That's the diameter of the mixing elbow...Is that the diameter of the thru-hull?
        • Brochure
  • What's a Coast 34???
    • I've heard from other sister boats
      • A good friend had a Coast34
        • David makes a good point, but...
          • Your friend with the 3GM30 made a poor choice of gear ratio/prop pitch if he has that problem...
          • 9 knots of current? Gaack!
            • Well, my favorite is Dodds Narrows out of Nanimo
              • Ok, well, I'm used to doing tides, so I should be able to figure it out,
        • current makes no difference, it's wind and waves that do.
          • Yup, pretty much true.
            • Both of you guys are right, hull speed is what it is, however,
              • Is that the one off West End coming in from the Banks Ron?
                • Right, Tom - Indian Pass, boats miss the channel and go up on the reef on a regular basis :0
  • That exhaust size seems excessive.
    • Not really Tom (s) When I installed my
      • But isn't 2 to 3" quite a jump up in hose and fitting space Ron?
        • It does complicate the job
        • Yes, as I mentioned above, on our boat, even though