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Steve Watford
Well, we spent about 11 hours yesterday for our survey and sea-trial. Now I have more questions.;-) Overall, the results were good. The boat is a 1990 model, hull #6 I'm told. The main issues that came out of the survey are as follows:1. The bottom paint is coming off in large areas and has water trapped under it in many places. The owner had the bottom done about a year ago, so of course he was surprised to hear this. Upon talking to the local Hunter dealer we were told that it probably was due to improper preparation before initial painting. The Hunter shop says that the factory recommeded that you use an etching agent prior to bottom paint and advised not to sand the bottom. Something about the type of resin used in the gelcoat. It appears that whoever did the initial bottom job applied a green colored material to the bare hull to attempt to give the surface some teeth. Anyone, had any experience similar to this?2. The yanmar overheated after about 15 minutes of running at full throttle. The engine only has about 1200 hours on it. When the throttle was reduced to 2000 rpms the temp came right down and stayed there. The Hunter shop says that this behavior is not unusual for the P42. There is also a maxprop installed and the surveyor said it should be adjusted because we were only able to turn up to 3150 rpms. What should this engine turn? The Hunter shop says that the P42 is actually overpowered and that since you actually reach hull speed well below full throttle, increasing it beyond that could also help cause the overheating. Any thoughts would certainly be appreciated.3. Finally, when the surveyor unearthed the holding tank it had a lot of caulk on the exterior of the tank. He then stuck his finger through the wall of the tank. It has to come out. Does anyone know what size the holding tank is? Also, what has been the success of replacing the alum tank with the poly tanks everyone is recommending? I spoke with Peggy briefly today. For those of you lucky guys who have already replaced yours, what did you replace it with? The one in our boat is in the right center of the saloon, I assume that is where it was originally. Have any of you installed them differently than the original install? Peggy recommends going with multiple holding tanks? Anyone done that?That is the majors, other than these the rest are relatively minor. Any experience on any of these would certainly be appreciated.Steve