1981 Aquasport 170 rebuild in Sweden

[Brendanpd28]

Laars that teak looks incredible!! Very jealous of the heated shop as well.

[larsli68]

Hello Brendan,

No heated shop yet. I hope to build it this spring, and have one next winter. It is really cold here now, early...

To have a place where I can do fiberglass work, or varnishing will be great.

//Lars

[larsli68]

I finally got my boat in the water today. June was roofing month... With the roof finished, a two week spell of bad weather, strong winds made me wait, but today she is finally in the water.
New varnish on all wood trim, and a new teak flagpole for this year. The cover is not big enough, but was the only thing I could find over here in Sweden. Will buy a new larger one when we visit the US in November. The hull is polished with a new miracle (read expensive) three in one product. Will let you know what it's called and if it worked.

//Lars

[RickK]

Looking good Lars - welcome back to warm

[larsli68]

Thanks Rick!

It's been a pretty nice spring, but I had the roofing project in June, and didn't want to launch my boat before that. I have a smaller piece of crap boat that I launched in April.
I have been using it until today. Feels good to have the Aquasport in the water. Will go for a trip tomorrow. I'm still not happy with the prop.
The Vengeance prop I bought used last year was not right. Didn't get the bow lift I wanted. Will try  a Spitfire prop, but might wait until I go to the States in November.
Props are half price in the States compared to here...

Your boat is looking great too. Have you been out on the water much?

//Lars

[RickK]

No, I haven't been out much - I side tracked myself with a different project, an old RV.  I am learning to share time among the projects, just not real good at it yet

[larsli68]

I know how that goes... ;) It's always fun with projects. I'm building model sailboats (RC). Right now I'm building the Americas Cup winner from 1974 and 1977 US 26 Courageous.

I planned to tidy up my electrical system on my boat this spring, and paint the floor, but bad weather, hectic work schedule and the roof project took all I had of energy.

I just got back from taking the boat to the summer mooring.

My nephew came with me. If the weather is nice we will take friends out tonight. The Merc runs fine. I still would love to test a Spitfire prop 18" pitch. I'm not getting the revs I should with the 19" pitch prop.

//Lars

[larsli68]

Took the boat out today. I'm only getting 36 knots with the 19" prop I'm using. Not getting the rpm's either.

Will try a 18" Spitfire prop. Anyone got any other ideas? I'm getting a little better bow lift with this black max prop than the Vengeance I ran last summer. The Vengeance was a 18" pitch.

//Lars

[larsli68]

My thoughts are with you guys in Florida. Stay safe and I hope that you get through this terrible Hurricane without getting hurt.

I took my Aquasport out today. The new 4 blade 12.5" x 19" Spitfire prop has really transformed my boat. With the OptiMax 115hp it works fantastic.
I got 2 more knots in top speed, but the best part is the cruising speed and reduced fuel consumption. I know I must sound like a commercial, but it is an amazing prop!

//Lars

[CTsalt12]

My thoughts are with you guys in Florida. Stay safe and I hope that you get through this terrible Hurricane without getting hurt.

I took my Aquasport out today. The new 4 blade 12.5" x 19" Spitfire prop has really transformed my boat. With the OptiMax 115hp it works fantastic.
I got 2 more knots in top speed, but the best part is the cruising speed and reduced fuel consumption. I know I must sound like a commercial, but it is an amazing prop!

//Lars

38 knots on a boat that size is fast!  I imagine that is only feasible on really calm days.  I have a 175 and rarely go above 20 knots because it is just uncomfortable with the waves.  But you are on a freshwater it seems where I'm on a large saltwater bay.

[RickK]

Glad you got it worked out Lars and thanks for checking in on us here in FL.  I can't speak for anyone outside of my neighborhood but it was intense and luckily it was moving at 14-18 mph, unlike Harvey which just sat there dumping water on a saturated area - Houston and surrounding areas, so we were not slammed with all the extra rain.  Our areas got heavy rain but we are used to what we got, so it wasn't causing anything out of norm.

[larsli68]

Hello Rick!
I'm very happy to hear that. My mom's aunt lives in Naples Florida. She is 81 years old, but she evacuated. I'm glad that she did.

Fall is early here this year. I plan to take my boat out of the water this coming weekend. Had a nice trip on Sunday. Will travel for four days, starting today.
When back Friday, I hope for a nice day on Saturday, then boat out of the water on Sunday.

//Lars

[larsli68]

One of the last trips this season. I travel a lot during the weeks, and will take the boat to my mechanic to get the Merc serviced on Monday morning.

https://youtu.be/IlNqCRv8LxQ

[larsli68]

My thoughts are with you guys in Florida. Stay safe and I hope that you get through this terrible Hurricane without getting hurt.

I took my Aquasport out today. The new 4 blade 12.5" x 19" Spitfire prop has really transformed my boat. With the OptiMax 115hp it works fantastic.
I got 2 more knots in top speed, but the best part is the cruising speed and reduced fuel consumption. I know I must sound like a commercial, but it is an amazing prop!

//Lars

38 knots on a boat that size is fast!  I imagine that is only feasible on really calm days.  I have a 175 and rarely go above 20 knots because it is just uncomfortable with the waves.  But you are on a freshwater it seems where I'm on a large saltwater bay.

Hello Ctsalt12,

Sorry for not seeing your reply earlier. The Baltic is brackish water. 0.5% salt. The boat works amazingly good with this new prop. Out of the hole a lot quicker and seems to use less gas. I can cruise in 29 knots if the waves permit. I took it out yesterday, and the Baltic was flat. I had a blast. I will take my boat out of the water tonight. I have two boats, and the other boat I leave in the water until November. I plan to do some face lifts on my Aquasport that I never had time to do this past spring.

//Lars

[larsli68]

Getting ready to launch. My 4th summer with my Aquasport 170.
No major upgrades this year. Garmin plotter added last year. Sea charts upgraded this year.
Will launch tomorrow. Can't wait. It's been a long winter in Sweden...

//Lars