knots

I’m proud of knowing how to tie a proper cleat hitch, clove, and bowline. It’s not that difficult of a skill to have, yet it’s surprising how few possess it as evident by walking the docks. If it’s such a common problem, why do you rarely see fenders floating in marinas or boats coming off their...

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I finally installed a tach on my 1973 E27 (with original Atomic 4) I've had for 20 years! Tried it out the first time yesterday. Idle reads around 600 RPM, which sounds about right. Behind the breakwater in calm water I was doing a bit over 5 knots at 1250 RPM. This seemed like low RPM for...