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Old 10-21-2020 | 05:18 PM
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Tank were they very expensive and how are they when turning?
I haven't seen the bill for that exact part yet

The boat turns like it's on rails. Did a few pretty high speed, very tight turns. Buddy that owns a 30 American Offshore cat commented, "I miss how sharp Vee's turn" I saw only benifit to the wings and ZERO negative attributes.
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Old 10-21-2020 | 07:02 PM
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I might be interested in trying those next season. I'm really disappointed at how bad my tiger porpoises. Raising the drives even 1-2 notches can cause it so you end up running with the drives BURIED way too often. I just don't find a comfortable, low-drag cruise speed like I used to be able to on my Cafe. At least on my Cafe you could pull the drives out 5-6 notches and gain a lot of speed, then if it porpoises the smallest drop on the drives cured it. I don't know - I just find myself praying for 1-2' waves.....
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Old 10-21-2020 | 08:56 PM
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I might be interested in trying those next season. I'm really disappointed at how bad my tiger porpoises. Raising the drives even 1-2 notches can cause it so you end up running with the drives BURIED way too often. I just don't find a comfortable, low-drag cruise speed like I used to be able to on my Cafe. At least on my Cafe you could pull the drives out 5-6 notches and gain a lot of speed, then if it porpoises the smallest drop on the drives cured it. I don't know - I just find myself praying for 1-2' waves.....

Is your tiger an SSM boat or bravo boat?

I can tell you, from my experience Tigers are SUPER sensitive to bow weight. Even and anchor up in the bow can cause major porpoise. If you are storing anything heavy you front pull it out of there.
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Old 10-21-2020 | 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by thisistank
Is your tiger an SSM boat or bravo boat?

I can tell you, from my experience Tigers are SUPER sensitive to bow weight. Even and anchor up in the bow can cause major porpoise. If you are storing anything heavy you front pull it out of there.
**** - I forgot to try that theory out on my last run. I've got a ton of crap up there - beach chairs, umbrellas, a huge box fan, etc..... There is probably 200 of stuff up there (no exaggeration). It was all up there when I bought it. I've got to remember that next season.....
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Old 10-21-2020 | 09:34 PM
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I wonder how they would work on a 28 Pantera with Trs drives.
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Old 10-21-2020 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by seafordguy
**** - I forgot to try that theory out on my last run. I've got a ton of crap up there - beach chairs, umbrellas, a huge box fan, etc..... There is probably 200 of stuff up there (no exaggeration). It was all up there when I bought it. I've got to remember that next season.....
That’ll do it! We dumped a buddies #6 Tiger in Miami and ran to key west. Put our luggage way up front, holy cr*p! Could get the boat to stop hopping without dragging a lot of tab. Pulled the luggage back, problem solved. Put a big anchor and bunch of chain in the very forward storage of our gun a few years back and same thing, hopped all over. And that was a 3A boat. It’s exaggerated with bravo boats because straight bottom cigs CG was designed for transmission, not to have the motors so far back. But weight in the bow will mess with either.
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Old 10-22-2020 | 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by seafordguy
I might be interested in trying those next season. I'm really disappointed at how bad my tiger porpoises. Raising the drives even 1-2 notches can cause it so you end up running with the drives BURIED way too often. I just don't find a comfortable, low-drag cruise speed like I used to be able to on my Cafe. At least on my Cafe you could pull the drives out 5-6 notches and gain a lot of speed, then if it porpoises the smallest drop on the drives cured it. I don't know - I just find myself praying for 1-2' waves.....
turn in and it will carry the bow
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Old 10-22-2020 | 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by thisistank
I haven't seen the bill for that exact part yet

The boat turns like it's on rails. Did a few pretty high speed, very tight turns. Buddy that owns a 30 American Offshore cat commented, "I miss how sharp Vee's turn" I saw only benifit to the wings and ZERO negative attributes.
i watched a max WORX YouTube video

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can you comment how much it helped with the top gun porpoise? Ours is bad..to the point where we have to drag a ton of tab. So much that it looks like we have a rooster tail.

it sucks sacrificing so much speed to keep the nose down. If we gradually let off the tab can feel the nose rise and speed pick way up. It’s like dragging a parachute.
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Old 10-22-2020 | 09:02 AM
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I know not a Cigarette but I might try these on my Formula. I've battled porpoise issues since I've had the boat. I'm sure that I need to remove some weight from the bow too (tools, floats, etc). I'm shaving a lot of weight off the stern this off-season and hoping I won't be making it worse.
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Old 10-22-2020 | 09:06 AM
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Has anybody done a back to back run with and without those plates to see if they scrub speed?
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