GeeterB

I boat on the mississippi and haven't had the need to make a hi speed turn...ever...just gentle turns cruising up and down the river..occassionally going relatively fast for my size boat.
I understand the race boats spinning, flipping, rolling, and getting thrown out of their boats in turns due to making fast sharp turns...I am looking to eventually move up to a bigger boat, probably with a stepped bottom...and am wondering the risk of rolling, ejection, etc for a pleasure boater...Maybe I'm not really an aggressive driver...but I have yet to see the need for me to make hi speed turns on the river or a lake that I frequent.
I know there is an inherent risk with any boat...but I always wonder when I read about a pleasure boat that rolls, spins, etc. am I going to be at risk if I own a boat like that???
Just questions.

BlackJack58

Well, the best thing would be to enroll in the Tres Martin Performance Driving School. See the current thread on the OL that rolled....

GeeterB

I already read that...that's what got me thinking about it...

live wire

I just took Tres's class this past weekend . They go into great detail about this subject. Even after running boats for over 30 years I took alot from the class. Without giving up the farm for Tres it has everthing to do with set up before entering the turn and proper angle of attack . After watching what seemed like 100 spinouts almost all were a result of inncorrect trim and improper turn techniques.http://www.performanceboatschool.com/

Quinlan

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Excellent course! and he shows you how to drive YOUR boat.