Seeing how my boat is already rigged for number 5's maybe I should put them back on.... Im just a helmet change away.

I thought your boat had 3's on it prior to the konrads ?

Props make a BIG difference in how the boat handles....just ask Brett from BBlades. He has solved alot of handling problems with rake and cup. I know people that have done many set up changes not knowing that a good prop guy could have solved the problem for 1/4 of the set up cost. Prop technology has come a looooong way.

Just checking in here and I see this thread. Porpoise? Never had it. All of you phuckers need to learn how to drive!!!



Just playing with you all. Hope everyone is well. Loving our center console Cig (and retirement) down here in Heavens Waiting Room.

See, what porpoise?? ...

Disclaimer: This was with MDG 750's in it. The key (for me) with #6's was that you couldn't drive it like a Bravo boat and trim it as fast as you want. I had to just trim it a little bit, let it settle and then trim it a little more at speeds under 65-70. After a while, I got to the point where I could get it to the "sweet spot" a lot faster.....but there were many times where I had to trim it back down to get it to settle and start over. 10 seasons with that boat....and it took at least 4 to get a really good feel for it. Certainly had to drive it. Under 65-70, I had to drag the port side tab at neutral to make the boat run level. That's why my Bullet was my favorite boat ever. Put it in gear, hammer it and trim it to the moon. You could teach an 8 year old how to drive that boat in 5 minutes. Never needed any tabs.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb9hTEwGXbU

You gotta miss the music of them big blocks, ain't always heavens waiting room either

I found, whether it was a cafe with bravos, top gun with 3a's or tiger with 6's, the key was to trim up a bit and drop a bit of tab to get the azz to raise slightly. You could actually feel the boat hit the sweet spot. It was level out with zero porpoise and loosen up, picking up speed.

Run it trimmed out too much or try to ring it out on flat water and they'll porpoise. They're not little lake boats. Any straight bottom cig will hop of you don't run it right. (Actually, I'd say it's the same with any big offshore straight hull period).

Do apaches, older Fountain 42s, or other older non-step boats do this? Is it the "rocker" bottom that Cigs have that contribute to this behavior?

Frick see my post on page 4

My Tiger doesn't need much tab, but I'm turning props in and it helps carry the bow more, if its dead flat out i can run about 70 at nuetral trim and no tab... fastest Ive had it now is 91.6... still testing props and stuff but I should be able to touch 100 next season.