In 2015 I purchased a 1973 Alberg 37 MK2 Sailboat. At the time I still owned a 1966 Tartan 27 and really liked it. The Tartan was also a project but at this time besides a few more cosmetic conditions absolute seaworthy. But the deal I got on the Alberg was just too good to pass up. And besides, I always wanted to have a Carl Alberg designed boat. Off course the boat was in very neglected condition. It sat for 10 years in a boat storage yard in South Florida. The boat changed ownership a few times as it just sat there and some things ended up missing, like the sails and interior items. The engine was locked up. Yet for the price of $ 2500 it was still a steal. I was very eager to get it on the water and to my Marina in Hudson, FL. The boat yard also provided a DIY section where I got the boat ready to be at least somewhat seaworthy to make the 250 mile trip to Hudson. I had a friend come all the way to the boat yard with my Tartan and he then towed my to Hudson. A 4 day fun trip, LOL
The easiest way of course would be to hire a crane. But that can get expensive quick. Another option would be using chainfalls to pull the boat up, but this steel sailboat was too heavy for that. Thank you for your comment
I love seeing this - makes my 26’ and 25’ boats seem easy. Looking to do the same tomorrow. On RU-vid looking for best way to accomplish without a crane.
Nice video. I'd be really concerned sbout your transom flex, and the way the motor bounces when you dump the throttle. That Tower of Power just may end up passing you the next time you throttle up hard.
We'll be welding supports to the trailer, then the boat gets transported to have it sand blasted. When that's done the boat comes back here and my friend will continue the restoration work. Up until the the boat goes back in the water it will remain on the trailer.
Hey do you still have that 24 pitch prop on there and if so where did you get it or what brand is it. I have a 115 on a kona makai 18 foot and im trying to get mor speed out of it
I still have the 24 pitch prop. But I'm selling it since the 23 pitch that I just installed works better with my boat. I think it's more the fact that the 23p has a 12.5" diameter and the 24p a 13.5" diameter. I was shopping around for a 12.5" either 23 or 24p, and it so happened that I found this 23p locally
The prop is a Mercury Laser II, 24p Diameter is 13.5" The boat is a Baja V1400 (14 foot), the weight I think is around 500 lbs empty. With my fat ass and full tank it may total 800 Lbs. I think the engine weighs around 320 lbs.
@@teuton77777 that's a ton of prop. I never ran bigger than 21p but I'm pushing a 17' bass boat. After I link/synced the motor I went back to 19p. Incredible hole-shot. 2mph slower.
I tried a 21 pitch but lost 8mph off the top. Hole shot was pretty much the same yet the motor still didn’t turn past 5000 rpm I did adjust timing and all but I’m sure there’s still something I’m missing
Consider what prop pitch do you have. You are probably only going to go so fast. My 50 HP on a 15 ft whaler gets up to about 28-29 mph. Its weight is ~ 1400 lbs loaded for the trip. Its prop is pitched at 14. I think a 13 would help it get out of the hole faster but would have a lower top speed. And I might prefer that since I'm not worried about speed so much.
I have a Kenwood TS 590S and an American AL80B amplifier as long as the amplifier is powered off the TS 590S put out 100 watts as soon as I connect to the amplifier the best I can get is 50 Watts correction as soon as I turn on the amplifier as long as the amplifier is powered down I get 50 Watts I strongly suspected it's something in the ALC try testing your radio with no amplifier connected I suspect you're going to see the 100 watts again
I thought about that too. Just don't have the money for another prop at the moment. If I can find one for little money I would like to try a 21 pitch and see what happens. The motor came with a 17 pitch, but with that the boat would only reach about 42 mph. The hole shot was almost the same between the 17 and the 24 pitch. I didn't know what rpm the motor did with the 17 pitch prop since I didn't have a tachometer at the time.
I'm working on the interior for the past few weeks. It's a slow progress but it's getting there. I basically gutted the whole boat and started over. Especially the old electric and plumbing had to come out. I'll post some updated videos on here soon. Thank you for leaving the comment :)
@@michaelgreene2920 I don't think I'm getting full power out of my motor. I can't get it over 5000 rpm. It's running great but I have the feeling it should turn to at least 5500 rpm. Especially with this small boat. How fast does your boat go and what is the max rpm at full speed? And what prop are you running?
@@teuton77777 sorry so long to get back to you I have lost a place where you had answered me back you probably should be running around 5500 RPMs but you can check the stat books on that, I haven't been all that long got mine set up and I haven't quite got it completely set up yet it's already running 53 miles an hour by GPS and I hadn't even opened it wide open I'll have to check my because I can't remember exactly what pitch is on it but I will check and see what is on it I had leaving raised the motor up quite as high as I should on my Jack plate I'm just learning how to do all this stuff too running at 50 something my boat is starting to get a little squirrely and I haven't even really started trimming it up yet so I don't know exactly how fast it will run, and to tell you the truth I might not ever know.... I'm going back up to the lake tomorrow and I'll find out about the pitch on the prop... Like I said I'm just setting mine up so I hadn't got everything dialed in yet, I can tell you one thing though, I don't think I want to go a whole lot faster in the boat that I got, cuz when I start trimming it up it starts getting light in the water and then getting kind of squirrely, so I kind of been letting off until I get to know this boat better
@@michaelgreene2920 I encounter the same problem. At around 52-53mph the boat starts to become unstable. And I also haven't even trimmed it up because it started to lift the bow and that made it even more uncontrollable. But I just did recheck the timing and discovered it was around 6 degrees retarded. I was able to get it close to 21 degree (WOT) as per specs. The idle timing was also a few degrees to far back, and I did adjust this one too, around 6 degrees. The RPM specs per Mercury should be at least around 5200-5500 wot. I'm also going to lift the motor a little higher on the jack plate. Maybe I get time to take it on the lake tomorrow to find out if it made any difference. I'll keep the videos updated.
When the growth contacts dry air, it becomes so difficult to remove. I have tried this and I have resorted to just having it done underwater. Very cool drone footage. Where is this sandbar?
Just went thru all this with a MFJ Cobweb antenna. No customer service, so DX Engineering gave me a full refund when i shipped it back to them. Even DX never got responses from MFJ. The little thin wires were a sight to see. I don't know if they would hold 1500w like described lol. Great video, thank you
Good informative video,i use the same method.Time consuming but easy enough.Just to let you know you can do it, with the early nut and bolt rods and a 7/16 open ended spanner.tricky but ive done a few.only down side you cant torque them,i use FT tourqe.only other thing id ad is to do one rod at a time and rotate the crank each time.Thanks for uploading.
Engine looks big on a boat like this. Must be fast. lol. be safe. don't go too fast.I ve been taken boating classes on safety still. lol. Most of my classes letting me know i am a beginner. lol. of course you are not. lol
That is good height - honestly, 40ft even for 20m will give you already good take off angle even for DX. Yes, ot wont perform as well as stack of two monobanders @ 150ft....but it will be one of the best start setups I ever saw! 73 OK2IT
