Originally Posted by Stitch King (Post 4875137)

It's definitely a better lake boat.

I took mine out of Sebastian Inlet (top 3 worst inlets in Florida) 3 weeks ago with 5'+ standing waves caused by outgoing tide hitting an onshore breeze and they were spaced about the same as the boat length. Keeping the bow up high enough and and carrying enough speed to stay on top of them was a challenge. The long pointy nose was definitely a challenge to keep from stabbing the next wave. The back side of the 2nd to last one was bigger than the first 4 and it was as if the bottom dropped out. The props blew out and I couldn't keep the nose up. Had to throttle back so they would bite and by the time they did the next wave sent a 3" pile of water rolling over the bow and windshield.

I definitely learned the value of having a bow with a "Carolina Flare" that day.

When running the Intercoastal in a 1-2' windblown chop its as if it's not even there. Cruiser wakes are nothing and it just eats them up. Confused conditions from multiple boat wakes are never a concern either.

Since most of our boating will be on the Intercoastal it works great for us. After the Sebastian incident, I'm thinking twice about taking it to the Bahamas. It would have to be in the summer when the seas are supposed to be calmer and a tropical storm is nowhere to be found in the Atlantic.

Originally Posted by dreamer (Post 4877862)

Can’t seem to find the sweet spot
496ho bravo 1 26p spin out

seems u really can’t trim too far out at all before getting i lil (or big) rooster tail

tips/advice?

Originally Posted by dreamer (Post 4879848)

Being stainless beast… what do u guys think the speedtop does to speed? 3-4 mph due to weight and wind resistance?