Twin Step vs STD V
05-16-2008, 02:08 PM
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I've owned a straight bottom 39 cig with 900's and a 38 LS Race Boat with twin 1000's. As far as ride quality the t/s is hands down the best ride. Exit and reentry is much more foregiving. I will never own anything but a stepped bottom again.
05-16-2008, 03:44 PM
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If ride quality is important to you, go with the twin-step. I had what was probably one of the nicest straight bottom Guns out there. It was a 2000, but was vacuum bagged and built to the same specs the newer ones are. As nice as it was, the ride just couldn't compare to a twin-step.
P.S. I still mis that boat!!
P.S. I still mis that boat!!
If you compared the ride in a straight bottom TG and straight bottom Tiger...what would be different ?
05-16-2008, 04:03 PM
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(Straight bottom Guns porpoise, so I would imagine Tigers are the same?)
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05-19-2008, 06:08 PM
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05-19-2008, 06:52 PM
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Let me rephrase. Bravo, non-step Guns have a tendency to porpoise. It can be corrected with alot of trim and tab. So much, in fact that it really hurts the effiency of the hull dramatically.
05-20-2008, 07:19 AM
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Which is exactly why I am so pleased with my straight bottom. I heard all the stories of full cabin Bravo Guns and their porpoising issues. I can honestly set my drives at 3 to 3.5 with no tabs @ 3500 rpms and run an honest 50 - 52 mph without a bit of porpoising. However, I'm sure the balance of the race boats was considerably "massaged" over what a production Gun would be. And, being about 1500lbs lighter doesn't hurt either.
