[C320-list] Am I slow under power?
guyhenry22 at aol.com
guyhenry22 at aol.com
Tue Apr 17 06:31:50 PDT 2012
Nate,
Another possiblity.
Do the RPMs top out before the throttle handle is at full throttle?
Given that you are not getting the RPMs that you think you should at full
throttle, you may have a restriction in fuel or cooling/exhaust.
A restricted fuel flow will obviously imped your ability to reach full
throttle.
A restricted cooling/exhaust is less obvious, but a strong possibility
especially if you are in salt water. The elbow coming off the back of the
exhaust manifold/heat exchanger is an elbow in an elbow and mixes the sea
water with the exhaust and sends it to the muffler. If this elbow is
restricted, as it very well may be after 15 years, it will stop you from
reaching full throttle. While the elbow is off, you should be able to look
through the core of the heat exchanger to ensure it is not clogged.
I see you have Yanmar, I have the Perkins, so my description of how this
looks may be slightly different.
Guy
MoonShadow #115
-----Original Message-----
From: Nathan Mauch <nmauch at yahoo.com>
To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Tue, Apr 17, 2012 7:22 am
Subject: [C320-list] Am I slow under power?
I'm a pretty new C320 owner and I'm trying to figure out whether I have a
achometer issue or an throttle governor issue (3GM30F) on my '97 #453. At
ull throttle, I make 5.3 knots in a dead calm, but my tach is only reading 2200
PM, which I know is well below rated max. However, I've seen my tach wander
nd I'm not convinced it's working properly.
y question is, is 5.3 knots about right for this boat (15X10 prop) at full
hrottle, or is my tach corret and I'm not geting full RPM out of the engine?
Reading through previous posts, it sounds like I should be getting at or close
o hull speed?
hanks,Nate,S/V Mistral
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