bruin_d

I took my boat out for the first time this weekend and had more fun than should be legal. It was so much fun figuring out how to drive the boat. I had a lot of fun playing with the trim tabs and actually feeling what they did to the boat. My last boat was a 1966 Howard 18', flat bottom, V-Drive, with a 426 Hemi in it and it only had a big long plate across the back for trim. I didn't push it too hard because I was spending the majority of the time doing turns and just feeling the boat out in general. However, I think I experienced chine walk for the first time. That was kind of weird. We launched into a river that feeds out to the ocean so I got to play around in the smooth stuff and then played around in the choppy stuff. All of the locals say they like that path because you get a nice fresh water flush on your cruise back. I still hit the entire boat and motor with salt off when I was done. I do have one question though...Is this grin going to be on may face forever now???

pullmytrigger

Very cool!......when first I got my 29 even as old as it is I amazed how much of a drivers boat the thing was......completly transform the boat with the trim switch and tabs...wow!......really wide operational envelope...... my other two previous boats Liberator and Donzi didnt even compare.

PhantomChaos

Congrats Bruin_D!!!!!!! You're screwed now! Enjoy the money pit!!