Matt Trulio

Apologies in advance for the lack of photos, http://speedonthewater.com/in-the-ne...challenge.html.

I am supposed to receive some soon.

Matt Trulio

I added a photo of the boat to the article. It looks really cool dressed in its sponsorship package graphic. (Check out the Statue of Liberty near the bow.)

Also, Chris Fertig left me a message. It looks like they're a "go" sometime next week.

nkosi

Very cool. Best of luck. How do you plan on getting back?

pstorti

iTrader: (2)

The had a thread about this here a while back do they have any idea what the numbers are on the boat at cruise? are they carrying extra fuel or just what the boats tanks will hold? Nice looking boat by the way!

Matt Trulio

To break the record, the owner has to average around 35 knots—at least that is his plan. I will check with him regarding fuel capacity. It's a good question.

pstorti

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If he hasn't changed the tank sizes from what Spectre had originally its a 257 gal main and 57 forward. I am curious to see how the boat performs with the Cummins vs the Yanmars my boat has. 35 knots should be a very efficient speed for that setup maybe around 15gph total.

cwfdive

Pstorti - Thanks for the compliments on the boat wrap!

As soon as we get the weather we need, we are going to head out from NYC and take a shot at the record which could be a few days or a few weeks.

While we wait for the weather, we are still tweaking our setup trying to get every last bit of fuel efficiency out of the boat at 35 kts. I will have the final figures shortly and will be sure to pass them along.

Thanks for your support!

Chris Fertig
TDI Clean Diesel

pstorti

iTrader: (2)

Chris what props are you running? I have tried several and still haven't found the perfect set up. Trying to establish a baseline with Bravo 1s and then find a 5 blade that will work based on that. I have tried a 24P maximus, 24P maximus with 1/8" diameter removed, 25P Hydromotive P5x, and 26p Bravo 1. The maximus give me the best slip numbers but i think they are hard on the motors, the bravo 1 slips more but at equal speeds to the maximus the boost numbers are lower even at higher rpm.

BradH

Chris, nice to meet you at MACC. Enjoy the ride!
Brad (from BandLavis)

cwfdive

With 26 Maximus props, we are seeing 11.2% slip which is much better than the Bravos, Rev 4s and Mirages we tried but they are hard on the drives which is a concern for us as we need to keep them together during the 780 mile run.

We have also experimented with Bravo 3 drives which are giving us slightly better fuel economy and 13.0% slip at 35 kts with only slightly slower top end speed.

What fuel economy are you seeing with your Spectre?