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"I agree with Marty, on his prop analogy. My old Honda 15 HP's were very load at full throttle, while the Mercury 30 HP's are very quiet. At 3,000 rpm(6,000 rpm full throttle) you can hardly hear them. I use my Pahi 42  for…"

"Hi John, I have a Pahi 42 that had 2 Honda 15 HP with high thrust props. With clean hulls, calm seas and lightly loaded I could get between 6-7 Knots out of her. Just last month I upgraded the motors with 2 Mercury 30 HP four strokes and now I can…"

"Hej Craig, thank you for the reply, it was very helpful:))"

"Hey Dennis, Yes, You are correct my Pahi has daggerboards. They are located forward on both hulls and are fully retractable. I don´t use them very often due to most of my sailing is fair weather sailing.There are some Pahi owners that have…"

"Hej craig, this might seem like a silly question but is the keel on the Pahi different too the Tiki designs . We were told that the pahi 42 was a sink keel, one that you lower and raise. Is this the case ? Cheers Dennis"

"Hi, I run 15 Hondas. When day sailing I flush after each use.I flush with fresh water first then I flush with Salt Away.Never any problems.When cruising and not wanting to waste fresh water I would not worry about it. Or, maybe flush a few seconds…"

"The last time we repainted the bottom we waited for a high tide and beached her. It gave us about 6 to 8 hours to to some final sanding and apply 3 coats of paint. we usually complet one hull at a time.Then wait for the next high tide for the other…"

"Yes. Just do it one lashing at a time. This can be done in the water if you have a dingy and a friend."