Rob, Nice avator, I will try to change mine this week? Plan for the big cat poker run and find some wind and rough water for your testing.You will go back to the trailer smiling. Are you happy with the boat's ride and handling? Doug

I am extremely happy with the way the boat handles and rides. At first I was not, but with the spacers I ve been putting in, it has changed everything for the better. It seems that the more I space the lowers down the better everything is getting. I am not even using the tabs now. All of the wandering is pretty much gone. Still no porpoise at any speed as of yet. Just need to get it to run the top end numbers that is should and I'll be in heaven, especially for the amount of money I have invested in this thing. The Sunday I tested 2 weeks ago was fairly rough and pretty breezy. It was breezy enough to blow the boat around when I was trying to put it back on the trailer. Yes I could tell a big difference in the hull trying to lift when the conditions were like that. That was with the 1" spacer. With the 2" installed It would probably be even better.

Took the boat out today. Was breezy with just a slight chop. Was about 92 degrees. I did actually encounter a slight porpoise at about 80. Almost not even worth mentioning. Was nothing compared to my 22 daytona I had though. Boat ran 102 at 5500. That equals to 18% prop slip. Gonna try a 3" spacer and see how that does. DCB had their 35' wide body out there with 1075's running 160 :eek:

That's a really good speed per dollar spent. You have a great ride for cheap. It sure would have been nice if they would have cut the holes for the drives in the correct spot. Doug

Well actually its good that they did nt. The engines are moved slightly tword the center of the boat about 2-3" They are not centered in the stringers. If the engines were 2-3" lower the exhaust lines and other stuff would be hitting the bottom hump of the tunnel. I would rather space down then wonder if the "X" should have been higher for the setup. At least I know now. Since one has never been rigged with bravos it was not like I could call someone and ask where was the best spot for the drives. BTW nice avatar Doug

Good stuff!
The Jags are awesome rough water boats.

Doug, How much does it cost to enter the poker run? With work being as slow as it is, im not sure I will be able to afford the cost of the trip. How many drive hours is it from say L.A. to where you are?

Rob, It's about an 8 hour drive and the cost for the run is $125 per person if registered by June 30th. $175 at the run. I understand money is tight but this is a good run. I hope you can make it. We can cruise the delta on the Friday before the run.I thought about the scope run at Long Beach in September but I can't confirm until after the Big Cat run. Doug

Here's why I can't make the run:
it's 1,922 miles each way :eek:– about 1 day 7 hours (without pulling a trailer) from my area.

Hope you have fun Doug (and Rob). Looking forward to more videos.
John

Ok Doug im doing some rough figuring trying to see what a ball cost it going to be for me. You said that you run alot of miles on the boat. How many gallons of gas do you roughly burn for the weekend?