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*Do you have some specs as to your fuel burn at different speeds or RPM's?Moonstruck wrote:*It was a full keel lobster styled hull that would cruise 17 knots with a 370 hp Yanmar.* All in all it was a good cruising boat.
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*Do you have some specs as to your fuel burn at different speeds or RPM's?Moonstruck wrote:*It was a full keel lobster styled hull that would cruise 17 knots with a 370 hp Yanmar.* All in all it was a good cruising boat.
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* * ** Having owned a Mainship Pilot 30, the 34 was at the top of my list when I decided I* needed a little more room. Being weak in character, I fell in love with the "Gourmet cruiser" at first sight and threw all my hard earned wisdom to the winds. Like a brazen hussy & a sailor on the beach, I picked her up and took her home. The Pilot 34, however, remains dear to my heart.My Mainship 34 Pilot was good in a head sea.* Squirlly in a following sea, and wet until I added smart rails to deflect spray.* It was a full keel lobster styled hull that would cruise 17 knots with a 370 hp Yanmar.* All in all it was a good cruising boat.
*Do you have some specs as to your fuel burn at different speeds or RPM's?JD wrote:Moonstruck wrote:*It was a full keel lobster styled hull that would cruise 17 knots with a 370 hp Yanmar.* All in all it was a good cruising boat.
*Do you have some specs as to your fuel burn at different speeds or RPM's?Moonstruck wrote:JD wrote:Moonstruck wrote:*It was a full keel lobster styled hull that would cruise 17 knots with a 370 hp Yanmar.* All in all it was a good cruising boat.
*Except for the color of that one, of course.SeaHorse II wrote:
Don; I still love the Mainship 34 (as shown) & would highly recommend it to anyone.
*Except for the color of that one, of course.dwhatty wrote:SeaHorse II wrote:
Don; I still love the Mainship 34 (as shown) & would highly recommend it to anyone.
*Except for the color of that one, of course.dwhatty wrote:SeaHorse II wrote:
Don; I still love the Mainship 34 (as shown) & would highly recommend it to anyone.
*Doc, I can't give you levels in Dbs.* It was noisier than my Sabre.* You could talk while running, but it was not what I could call quiet.* Carpeting on the helmdeck helped.* Probably lead lined sound insulation would help.* I would still say that the boat was good to cruise.* We covered many, many miles in ours.* Sometimes the days were 10 hours long.* I loved the boat.* We had covered over 200 miles in a day in it.Doc wrote:
I am beginning to consider a Pilot 34. How noisy are they up on plane?
******* Doc:* I can't comment on the sound levels but I can comment on the rest of the boat. A dock mate (3 slips down from me) had a blue hulled Pilot 34 and I loved it! At that time I was driving a Pilot 30, hence my interest in the 34. If you go that route you won't be disappointed. You asked about the noise level while on plane.....think about it...you're on plane.!...who the hell cares!!!!!!!Doc wrote:
I am beginning to consider a Pilot 34. How noisy are they up on plane?
*Doc, the most common generator that is installed in the Pilots was the 3.5 KW Nesgen.* It runs at 2800 rpm with a belt drive to the generator end.* I would not take the boat until they agreed to install a 5 KW Nexgen.* It also runs at 2800 with belt drive.* The belt used is like the*timing belt on your car.* Now, I think they are using allot of those.* I had the hardtop version and installed a 16,000 btu reverse cycle air unit on the helm deck.* It expanded the boat immensly.* We could run comfortably in Florida in summer and Chesapeake Bay in December.Doc wrote:
Seahorse II...well put. I have not been on plane in some time.
Another couple of questions: 1. What is the most common brand and type of generator that comes in the boats and at what RPM do they run? I had a 3600 RPM gen set once and didn't like it. 1800 is much smoother.
2. Is a single engine better than twins in a 34?
*Doc, just my best considered advice.* Don't buy the soft top.* You are dealing with canvas and leaks.* The difference in sound is not that great, and some of it*can be handled by sound attenuation methods.* Mainship is a good but price boat.* They don't put much money in that kind of stuff.* I would buy a hardtop again without even considering a soft top, but that is only my choice.Doc wrote:
I talked to a fellow last night that had a 34 Pilot with a hardtop. He said that it was extremely noisy. Boats with a canvas top not so much so, he said.
Ditto! The only piece of canvas I have on my boat is a little sun shade over the cockpit and even that is too much.Moonstruck wrote:
*Doc, just my best considered advice.* Don't buy the soft top.
Where do you to see discussions about the Perkins 6-354?
I am in the market for a used trawler/motor yacht and the early 80's 34 Mainship seems like an economical option. As described by Jack Horner in Boat US, Mainship built 3 models of the 34, Mark I, II, and III. Does anyone know the history of these models. According to Mr. Horner the Mark III had the most desirable Cabin/Cockpit characteristics. In looking over used boats on the internet, I can't determine when the Mark III was first built. It was my understanding Mainship ceased production of the I and II when the III was built.
Any information would be appreciated.
Tim