My thanks to all you sailors who took the time to reply to my question about the proper prop for my Hunter 34. I really appreciate your valuable information. I think I'm going to try a 3-blade 15 X 11 prop on her and run the Yanmar at 2500- 3000 rpm's. You're right. I need to run her at higher rev's.
When I Winterized her, I went through the time end effort to drain all the coolant and re-fill . But now I learned that I used the wrong anti-freeze. You should not use regular automobile anti-freeze in a diesel engine. Something about automobile coolant not being able to dissipate the heat from the pistons and cylinder walls . Apparently, the diesel can be seriously damaged over time. So, I bought the proper stuff, and I have to re-do the job . I hate doing things twice !
The " Big U " is one of the greatest ships ever built; and definitely the fastest, bar some Naval vessels. It is a damned shame that she sits and deteriorates at a Philadelphia dock. Why is it that we can save and renovate a British liner - The Queen Mary, for stationary use, (and I'm glad about that) but we can't do the same for our own S.S. United States ? She's our county's ship !!! I was really hoping that she would be
re-purposed as a modern-day cruise/trans-Atlantic liner. But, I'm sure that she would be a popular and successful attraction in some
stationary, multi-purpose use. Why hasn't some well-heeled person or developer stepped-up to give her a new life ?