Originally Posted by articfriends

I run all the boatable lakes in Michigan: higgins,torch,lk charlevoix,saginaw bay,saginaw river,houghton lake,hardy pond,lk huron,st claire river,lk st claire,lk Mi, plus I go out of state too sometimes. When it comes to rough water,it really depends on the spacing and wave/chop size and the load I have in my boat. My boat really suxx in true 3 plus foot waves and cross chop,most my high speed running is in smooth water to 2 footers,when I get into 3 footers if they are spaced right i can sometimes get on top of them running hard 50-70 mph with some positive trim with tabs dragging (they are longer than the stock bennets my boat came with),other times I just have to bury my bow somewhat a plow thru them bouncing around getting my bones jarred,3 footers can be accompanied by rogue waves where I have been air born out of control with nasty landings,my boat really isn't worth a crap in true 3-4 footers and I have had to return from places at 40 even 20 mph just getting pounded,any one with a boat my size that tells you different is usually over estimating the size of the waves they are running in,Smitty

Originally Posted by bcarpman

Oh well, I was hoping you were going to tell me a secret to running fast on washboard in a small boat. I guess there's no magic!

I was out on St.Clair a couple weeks ago. 2-3ft washboard from every direction. Was managing 60 with 20in tabs full down, but I know if I had passengers they wouldn't have been happy and I was probably losening every screw on the boat.

Thanks

PS. Did you build longer tabs to use with the bennet actuators? That's what it looks like in the pics. I did the same this year. Went to 20in, and now I wish I had gone longer.