Minimum Speed Required to Empty Ballast Tank

[SkiDeep2001]

I believe it was Sloop John B who coined it ...........If they ask ? tell em its from the holding tank for the head hahahahaah

Wouldn't that then be The Doobie Brothers - Oh Black Water?
Oh black water, keep on rolling
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shining on me.

[pokerrick1]

...........If they ask - tell em its from the holding tank for the head

I've done that - - - and then put my hand in the water rushing out of the tank and asked if they wanted to TASTE it? - - - Best done with a female on the dock!

Rick

[2BonC]

..now I got it, I didn´t see this movie

it sounds like you didnt try and fix it

Mike,
I completely agree with You in general but I think -like always- in this certain case something is different.
In fact a local mechanic and I tried to fix it however resulting in a blocked throttle . My thoughts to that were now:
My engine was running up to 2000RPM what gave me adequate power to operate the boat safely with the outboard when required however I was at the lake to sail. I didn´t like to spend more of my limited time at the Lac Leman with fixing the outboard without the appropriate spare parts (no Suzuki service in Swizz) and tools. As a matter of fact I believe that the locked throttle is a result of that. After one cable was broken it was exchanged by a cable which was longer than the original one. Having problems in shifting than the second one was exchanged with a cable what actually was to short .
To morrow when I´m at home and the has to stay on the trailer I have all times in the world to take care for the engine . Anyone needs the cables?

Thank You all for the further advises how to get rid of the ballast water, I will keep that in mind.
Rainer

[Kelly Hanson East]

Dont forget to add a handful of Snickers (tm) bars to the tank for the maximum effect..

(courtesy of Bill at B4S)

[NiceAft]

SICK!

Ray

[Hamin' X]

Baby Ruth candy bars are more realistic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PmMFaVzbzc

~Rich

[pokerrick1]

SICK!

Ray

So

Rick

PS I LOVE the snickers idea

[2BonC]

The boat is on the trailer now , tomorrow I´m heading home to GE (600km).
With all boards up, boom dismentalled but mast still erected my Suzuki DF 50 gave me 5.3 Kts max. with 2000RPM . No way to get the ballast water out this way. Even Snickers didn´t help . So I just emtyed the ballast tank on the trailer during the pull out on the ramp, no problem at all.

Rainer