25' Hull Strakes
01-03-2011 | 10:51 AM
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Best speed in legal Factory 1 setup was 83.1
We could run 80 pretty much anytime with fuel at half-tank or less. Boat loaded with people, coolers, full of fuel, hot humid day, hot water, we could still bank on 77
We could run 80 pretty much anytime with fuel at half-tank or less. Boat loaded with people, coolers, full of fuel, hot humid day, hot water, we could still bank on 77
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01-05-2011 | 08:28 PM
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Looks like you are running right past the strakes but in the heart of the rocker in the bottom of the 25'. Check the bottom with a straight edge to see how much rocker you have. Remember these boats. (Chaos and One Vision) were not set up to run at 45-58 mph. They were set up to run WFO.
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01-06-2011 | 03:12 PM
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Ok maybe thats not a rocker, could it just be thats where the hull starts to curve up? the hull is also straight and flat once it "turns" up, 44" in front of transom. And its more like 1/16" gap at the end of the level.
08-04-2011 | 06:36 PM
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UPDATE: Just got back from testing with my drive .5 " lower(2" spacer). It did not start to porpoise/hop until around 65mph. Thats better by 5mph. And once it started it was not as pronounced as before. May have lost 50 to 100 rpm and a mph but not real sure. I will try more things this weekend, I ran out of playtime today.
This makes me real curious about going lower. But I dont want to loose speed.
This makes me real curious about going lower. But I dont want to loose speed.
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08-04-2011 | 07:18 PM
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UPDATE: Just got back from testing with my drive .5 " lower(2" spacer). It did not start to porpoise/hop until around 65mph. Thats better by 5mph. And once it started it was not as pronounced as before. May have lost 50 to 100 rpm and a mph but not real sure. I will try more things this weekend, I ran out of playtime today.
This makes me real curious about going lower. But I dont want to loose speed.
This makes me real curious about going lower. But I dont want to loose speed.
just my 2 cents worth.
08-10-2012 | 10:18 AM
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well...what happened. did you fix it or learn to live with it? I am thinking about removing a slight hook to increase speed but don't want that to happen! I have no porpoising all the way up and over the 80 mark.
08-10-2012 | 02:38 PM
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I have been living with it. Until last weak when my crank broke
I'm currently building a 555 and am intersested to see if it will pull out of the porpoise. I had a Baja that porpoised until I got it to go faster(65 to 75). hopefully the new 555 will get me from 77 up to 87+ and I will need the boat to settle down at that speed. I will start a thread when the motor nears completion.
If it aint broke, don't try and fix it. If you like the way it rides, I'd leave it. Good luck.
I'm currently building a 555 and am intersested to see if it will pull out of the porpoise. I had a Baja that porpoised until I got it to go faster(65 to 75). hopefully the new 555 will get me from 77 up to 87+ and I will need the boat to settle down at that speed. I will start a thread when the motor nears completion.If it aint broke, don't try and fix it. If you like the way it rides, I'd leave it. Good luck.
