hey jimv, which valves?
 

hi jim, what do you think of stellite tips on valves, does it shatter?
i just tulipped an exhaust valve, i was thinking of 24n4 (i think thats the #) stainless one peice with undercut stems from mildon. is the 24-2 any worse? is inconel worth the extra money, i'm sure it's durable but it's pretty heavy too and expensive. (naturals). thanks Fran

Hi Excal. How's it going? Fred from this board has located a 40 Wellcraft Hawk with 420's that he's pretty excited about. Do you know anything about these boats?

hey crazy,
i can only speak for the one i have because it's the only excalibur i've ever owned , the 42 eagle. i can honestly tell you, not because i own it but no B.S. it's the best riding boat i've ever been on. i made a run from the cape may canal to the c&d canal through the delaware bay in a noreaster. and lived. it's not the fastest but not the slowest either. loaded, AC, heat, shower, head, micro, tv vcr, cd, dvd, in a speedboat thats living!!! i can go out any day when it's nice and not care about wind. a big plus in the northeast. i was kickin around the idea of going back to a smaller trailerable so Fred can contact me too if he wants to find out more. sorry i couldn't help more as i'm not much of an X-bur historian. Fran

These are the kind of threads that make the board. glad to see them.

Just my 02 :D

Valves
 

Excaleagle42

No problems with the stellite tips. I dont know anything about the milodon valves. I use Ferrea valves, no problems with them in years so Im afraid to try anything else. Sorry I cant be more help. If you tuliped a valve find the cause before you run it. JimV

Crazyhorse, When is the next meeting at the Tap Room?

Excal, take a very close look at your cam to make sure you don't have a short lobe.
I spent some time in a friend's 42 Eagle and I agree with you about the ride quality of that boat. Best riding boat I've ever been in. Who cares about speed when you can run 45 mph in 5-8 footers and not spill your soda pop?

thanks jimv and crazy
i will take a close look at the cam as i am not sure what caused the problem. Fran