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#11
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If you think what Cigarette now builds can be called a full cabin, then you must think of a tent as 5 star accommodations.
Put an Active Thunder, Nor-tech or Outerlimits cabin with a real head, generator and AC in a twin step Cig and see how it runs.
Put an Active Thunder, Nor-tech or Outerlimits cabin with a real head, generator and AC in a twin step Cig and see how it runs.
Last edited by 302Sport; 02-05-2016 at 12:18 PM.
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Just saying there is variation in cabin weight in Top Guns that will affect the boats balance which is significant in how the boat runs-
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I'm curious if you actually can compare apples to apples, would the strait bottom and the TS have the same X dimension and run the same props or are they (at least drive height) different between hulls?
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I know that you will never be able to directly compare, but what I am saying is that when they went to the TS bottom, it wasn't just the steps, it was the elimination of the full cabin, and new prop tech which allowed for a higher X dimension.
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I agree it's hard to get a true comparison. How about this though, if you put 900's in a stepped 46 it will easily run over a hundred. Now put those 900's in a straight bottom 38 and I bet it doesn't hit 100. The 46 is significantly heavier even without a full cabin and is way faster so the steps must be doing something. I know it's not apples to apples.
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Just my opinion, I have ran with a lot of TS guns, and when it gets 4 foot plus, windy, raining, and 100 miles to go, I would rather be in my old, heavy, straight bottom, with big drives.
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I'm with you ZP. There a lot of factors to consider when making these comparisons .
But given the choice I wouldn't trade my straight bottom for step boat, the mph gain isn't worth it to me .
They may faster but I much prefer the handling of the straight hull . Just my opinion.
RG.
But given the choice I wouldn't trade my straight bottom for step boat, the mph gain isn't worth it to me .
They may faster but I much prefer the handling of the straight hull . Just my opinion.
RG.