Tips on driving through wake
09-22-2021 | 04:07 PM
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09-22-2021 | 04:10 PM
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09-22-2021 | 04:14 PM
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Find a local boater with a similar boat and ask them to spend some time with you. A few hours together over a few weeks and you will have the feel of it.
09-22-2021 | 04:15 PM
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09-22-2021 | 04:26 PM
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About as basic of a question you’ve probably all seen 
I recently picked up a 27’ Fountain and trying to get comfortable with the boat. This is the first boat I’ve ever owned, so have been reading quite a bit.
I recently realized I’ve been running tabs in a positive trim because I don’t have a limiter on my tabs, so that may help some as I lower them slightly. I understand if you see a wake, drive into it in a 90* and you’ll typically sail right over. My question is more around those waves that happen to be coming from both directions. Sometimes for me, even at 60-65, it’s hard to see a wave coming in until you’re about to hit it. Sometimes it really feels like the boat is riding multiple waves and you don’t have the same feel and control as your normally would. These don’t even have to be big waves necessarily just hit at the right time.
looking for some advice on how others handle these waves or is it just part of boating and roll through them?
Thanks,
Todd
I recently picked up a 27’ Fountain and trying to get comfortable with the boat. This is the first boat I’ve ever owned, so have been reading quite a bit.I recently realized I’ve been running tabs in a positive trim because I don’t have a limiter on my tabs, so that may help some as I lower them slightly. I understand if you see a wake, drive into it in a 90* and you’ll typically sail right over. My question is more around those waves that happen to be coming from both directions. Sometimes for me, even at 60-65, it’s hard to see a wave coming in until you’re about to hit it. Sometimes it really feels like the boat is riding multiple waves and you don’t have the same feel and control as your normally would. These don’t even have to be big waves necessarily just hit at the right time.
looking for some advice on how others handle these waves or is it just part of boating and roll through them?
Thanks,
Todd
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09-22-2021 | 04:30 PM
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Good advise. Also figure out where, on your gages, the neutral drive and tab settings are. Prop shaft and tabs dead level with the plane of the boat bottom. Fountains work well on their bottom in sloppy water, it's how they were designed to run, very close to a neutral setting. Go online and look for videos of Fountains running, very flat when hauling the mail thru slop.
09-22-2021 | 05:35 PM
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If you're in confused seas, honestly I don't think there's much you can do about it except keep as much hull in it as you can with neutral trim. Like Ragged Edge said, use a level or straight edge to find neutral in your drive and tabs. You can also use subtle steering input to help out. If it's too bad make sure you slow down, I know it's not bad ass but safety first then get into some clean water and let it rip.
09-22-2021 | 06:51 PM
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Good advise. Also figure out where, on your gages, the neutral drive and tab settings are. Prop shaft and tabs dead level with the plane of the boat bottom. Fountains work well on their bottom in sloppy water, it's how they were designed to run, very close to a neutral setting. Go online and look for videos of Fountains running, very flat when hauling the mail thru slop.
I think making these changes should really help the boats handling and stability.
09-23-2021 | 10:04 AM
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About as basic of a question you’ve probably all seen I recently picked up a 27’ Fountain and trying to get comfortable with the boat. This is the first boat I’ve ever owned, so have been reading quite a bit.
I recently realized I’ve been running tabs in a positive trim because I don’t have a limiter on my tabs, so that may help some as I lower them slightly. I understand if you see a wake, drive into it in a 90* and you’ll typically sail right over. My question is more around those waves that happen to be coming from both directions. Sometimes for me, even at 60-65, it’s hard to see a wave coming in until you’re about to hit it. Sometimes it really feels like the boat is riding multiple waves and you don’t have the same feel and control as your normally would. These don’t even have to be big waves necessarily just hit at the right time.
looking for some advice on how others handle these waves or is it just part of boating and roll through them?
Thanks,
Todd
I recently picked up a 27’ Fountain and trying to get comfortable with the boat. This is the first boat I’ve ever owned, so have been reading quite a bit.I recently realized I’ve been running tabs in a positive trim because I don’t have a limiter on my tabs, so that may help some as I lower them slightly. I understand if you see a wake, drive into it in a 90* and you’ll typically sail right over. My question is more around those waves that happen to be coming from both directions. Sometimes for me, even at 60-65, it’s hard to see a wave coming in until you’re about to hit it. Sometimes it really feels like the boat is riding multiple waves and you don’t have the same feel and control as your normally would. These don’t even have to be big waves necessarily just hit at the right time.
looking for some advice on how others handle these waves or is it just part of boating and roll through them?
Thanks,
Todd
In addition, do the same thing with your drives. Set them straight, then mark the gauge.
