rmfriday, I saw the boat there with the Captain on the front deck. Its going to be a madhouse there on that Saturday. I might bring my boat up a couple days in advance and tie of with some of my buddies. They are all along the wall in front of Bettis Grill. I'll look for your velocity there. Im sure Ive seen it on the river before.

Congrats! We're gonna miss it and it's former crew on Lake Michigan! I rode with Paul and Lisa last year for a day...definately a solid boat...and an awesome overnighter.

Dont worry, they will be back. Paul said he plans on getting another that will be able to keep up with the rest of you on a regular basis. But his temporary loss is definately my gain. Im looking forward to enjoying this boat.

x2

"...Cat, I got a Dodge Ram 3500 Diesel. Its a 2003 but I can pull 15000lbs with it and this boat on trailer is less than that. Got the truck 3 years ago in anticipation of getting a bigger boat..." RollWithIt


You must have the dually HO. I had a SRW 3500 HO and it was rated 14,300lbs. on the receiver hitch. My 06 was a dually rated 15,850. This is per Sydwayz in the Truck forum.

Congrtas great looking boat

Congrats beautiful boat.

RollWithIt -Grand Sport Center and I appreciate the kind words. We treat others how we'd like to be treated. I'll miss that boat but I am happy it went to good hands and know it will continue to stay nice.

To my Chicago mates, thanks also for the kind words, we'll see you out there still, even if it is in our little ski boat. We'll be back again...... another chapter gets written.....

RollWithIt,

Congrats on your new boat, she looks very sweet indeed!!!
I'm certain y'all are goint to have some fantastic boating aboard her.
If you don't mind I have a couple of questions.
Your motors are the same as mine, 525sc's. What's your pitch on the props and where were you on RPM's at the near 70 speed, and how high is the headroom in the salon?

Thanks and WAY TO GO on your new boat!!!

See ya,
Kelly

Cat, I have a single rear wheel with the 5.9 HO. From the research I have been able to find the truck is rated for 15k. The problem is I have seen different ratings for the same truck at different sites. They don't make it easy to find out what a vehicle is truely rated for. Either way, this boat on trailer is still under 14K.

Husky, the boat has 26 pitch 4 blade bravo props. I dont know the drive ratio at this time but Im sure its in the volumes of manuals and information Paul provided me. I want to say the RPMs were either 4500 or 4800. I'll double check the next time I'm out running it. Only really got to run it one day so far so Im still learning all its habits. I havent measured the head room in the salon but it has to be around 5' Im 6' 225 and can move around comfortably but I do have to duck down a little.