Guy with the Gladiator didn't have the time either.

I think it would be hard for a student to go to a 2 day class and come out with a one paragraph summary of the course to give as a tip.

a few do's and dont's aint gonna hurt nobody

Do: Not trim your drives in/under on a turn.

DoNOT: Over tab your boat.

Now comes the problem that you can not learn by reading on the board. How do you know if you are over trimmed or over tabbed. Well if you take the course from my understanding they actually show you so that you know what to feel for. Just not something that you can read about.....

There is always time to save lives, especially when it is your own and family !! I cant really give you tips cause it is much more involved than just a few pointers, but here is a few questions you can ask yourself.

How many footprints does your boat have?

Why cant I just hold the wheel steady through a turn?

Why do I care that there is low pressure and high pressure water under the boat?

Make the time. Fly to Florida if you have to. Your boat is down, take that opportunity to prepare yourself before its ready and too late. I was told at the class that this Cig owner was told by Markel that she would have to take the course because she had no prior experience but she found someone else to write the policy that didn't make the requirement. She told Tres that they took the boat out a couple times and it was easy enough to drive and that she wasn't going to take the course. Well, driver error, you know. It's a *****.

Couple tips, most boating accidents only involve ONE boat. Stepped Hulls account for more ACCIDENTS than CATS, but CAT accidents are by far more deadly and catastrophic.

So, with this one, and http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...xoma+cigarette
Within one month of each other, don't you think two days is reasonable?

Here's a tip... get a non stepped boat.

I agree with everyone on here that everyone should take a boaters safety course from an experienced racer. But I do believe what Jon said above is one of the most common problems with stepped boats.

People are used to the "trim in, tabs down" for turning straight bottom boats and that is the 'deadly' combo on stepped boats.

If someone hasn't had the opportunity to take Martin & Brads class at least know not to do this fatal move and until you are extremely familiar with your stepped boat and how to run/turn it, stay away from extreme/sharp turns.

my .02

Brad, we'll see you in Key West....Unless of course you plan on making it to the SCOPE Poker Run in Sept....Get out here man!!

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I love it!!

What exactly happens when you trim in while turning in a step bottom??

The local news shows up !!