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by Corto Maltese
Sun Dec 17, 2023 6:40 am
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: TW28 for Adriatic Sea
Replies: 74
Views: 52253

Re: TW28 for Adriatic Sea

Thank you for your best wishes! It is so optimistic for me to see where these good wishes come from. This forum and Jacque's projects joined us from all the troublesome worlds. We have more in common than the politicians (and the media) try to convince us.
Keep building
Dario
by Corto Maltese
Thu Dec 07, 2023 1:39 pm
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: TW28 for Adriatic Sea
Replies: 74
Views: 52253

Re: TW28 for Adriatic Sea

I have to express my gratitude to Jacques for the design of TW28 which suits my expectations and for the help in the time of the project. The build would be much more difficult if there was no such support from the bateau community.
Merry Xmas and Happy New Year
Dario
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by Corto Maltese
Thu Dec 07, 2023 1:00 pm
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: TW28 for Adriatic Sea
Replies: 74
Views: 52253

Re: TW28 for Adriatic Sea

Next two months I lived aboard and finished some electricity, and engine service and had a frustrating time with steering hydraulic air bleeding. After a month of headbanging, we discovered that the manual was deficient and the task was afterwards done in less than an hour. Couldn't be done without ...
by Corto Maltese
Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:23 pm
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: TW28 for Adriatic Sea
Replies: 74
Views: 52253

Re: TW28 for Adriatic Sea

It's about time to finish this build. I've hoped to splash the boat in June but some health issues prevented it. I worked hard all summer and we were ready to move to the seaside in September. The first problem was the too-low roof for a mobile crane to access: 10119 ...so we have to build an additi...
by Corto Maltese
Sat Jun 25, 2022 4:31 pm
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: TW28 for Adriatic Sea
Replies: 74
Views: 52253

Re: TW28 for Adriatic Sea

Thank you for your advice, Tom, the prices a few years ago were 350 eur (it's almost the same as $), I hope I'm getting it now for around 700. The prices include around 22% of taxes, in US the system is different, the taxes are lower, but the merchant margin could be way higher. Wish you a pleasant ...
by Corto Maltese
Sat Jun 25, 2022 10:56 am
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: TW28 for Adriatic Sea
Replies: 74
Views: 52253

Re: TW28 for Adriatic Sea

Thank you, Allard!
I needed your advice. Now I'm more confident.
I hope I'll get a good price, some producers want from me over 1000eur...
regards
Dario
by Corto Maltese
Fri Jun 24, 2022 8:04 am
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: TW28 for Adriatic Sea
Replies: 74
Views: 52253

Re: TW28 for Adriatic Sea

Thanks for the excellent advice, yes, I've also doubted the suggested pitch. I'm expecting cruising speed around 5kn and enough thrust for sudden gusts of bora, the strong wind falling from mountains toward the Adriatic sea. Peter, I have just one question more... do you reach max rpm? (in my case 2...
by Corto Maltese
Thu Jun 23, 2022 11:31 am
Forum: Power Boats
Topic: TW28 propeller
Replies: 3
Views: 526

Re: TW28 propeller

fallguy1000 wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 9:48 am How much clearance 19" prop? There are clearance guidelines as well iirc.
Enough, therefore I went for 19". There's 60mm down to the foot of the rudder (skeg??) and even more up to the hull.
by Corto Maltese
Thu Jun 23, 2022 8:11 am
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: TW28 for Adriatic Sea
Replies: 74
Views: 52253

Re: TW28 for Adriatic Sea

glossieblack wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 6:48 am go with the largest practical diameter, and a somewhat conservative pitch. Use it for a season, gather data, and then re-pitch if required.
That sounds clever, thnx
by Corto Maltese
Thu Jun 23, 2022 3:50 am
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: TW28 for Adriatic Sea
Replies: 74
Views: 52253

Re: TW28 for Adriatic Sea

I'm posting the question also here: Finally, I'm going to buy a propeller now for the TW28. But... there's no exact answer and I'm a little bit confused. I have a Beta Marine 43hp (Kubota) 2800rpm engine with TMC60 (2.54) and a Python Drive in front of the 35mm axle. Now, Jacques proposed a long tim...