T&T: Loss of speed at same RPMs

[Jim Ague]

> Yestersay we thought we noticed a reduction in speed at same rpm, but 
> attributed it to 2foot seas and 15 knot headwind in Albermarle Sound, then 
> to current in Pasquatank River.
>
> Today in Great Dismal Swamp with zero current our speed is varying between 
> 6.0 & 6.8 MPH at 1800 RPM. Two seperate GPSs agree on speed. Digital tach 
> confirms RPMs. Transmission looks and sounds "normal."
>
> Where should I start looking for cause?
>
Something's dragging you. Did you hook a crab pot line coming up the 
Pasquotank? Does the bottom need cleaning? I'd haul or dive.

-- Jim Ague