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Originally Posted by GoFastScott (Post 4021041)

Take one of Tres classes, you will learn so much about how your boat works and you'll walk away a much better, more confident driver! Congrats, it is a beautiful boat!

Definitely take the tres class I did last summer and couldn't believe tHe difference in trimming the boat and safely turning at speed you will be amazed

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Originally Posted by ChrisL (Post 4020586)

No it was not a stepped hull and I do plan to take it slow. It handles amazing but the time I hit 90 I did feel like I was not touching the water and it did make me nervous. All good things take time!

I highly recommend either taking the Tres Martin class or at least spending a couple days with someone who REALLY knows a step bottom boat. I had a 29 Kryptonite before my Donzi and that was a stepped boat. I spent many days with very experienced drivers learning that boat and then did the same with my Donzi. Stepped hulls are very different than non stepped. What ever you do, DO NOT drop your trim and slow down in a turn. You have to learn to leave the boat trimmed, slow down first, and then turn. I find myself actually accelerating slightly through the turns to make sure the back end keeps its bite and the bow doesn't dig in.
It is unlike carving a turn in a non-step boat because if the bow catches it will lift the stern and spin you out faster than you can say "why an I wet?".
Don't let that scare you just learn what this boat can do and you will be amazed at how awesome it is,

-Tom

TomA. Thanks for the advise. I spent a day driving it with Rick Merrola and we did a good amount of starts and working on trim position for the boat. We did not do a lot of top end stuff or high speed turns he said that would be another day if I wanted to do that. If I decide to do a poker run Rick said he would be happy to go with me and show me the ropes more for that type of driving. I love the advice and will play with some of these suggestions next summer.

Rick knows these boats well.

Talk to him and spend a day with him in the spring. Even if you have to pay him, it is worth it.

Enjoy it and hopefully I will get up there for the 1000 Islands Poker Run this year.

Tom A. Sounds good and hope to meet you if you come up let me know.