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Anyone seen or used any videos to learn how to better handle their boat? I was wondering if there are any good ones. New to twins and stepped hulls so I wanted to learn more about high speed turns. I know about Tres' school but can't do it right now.

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Hey, go to www.fountainpower.com and go to there instructinail driving video, and the video secrets of speed. You can acces these by going to the website listed above. Once scroll over the boats tab at the top and click on the videos link. From there you can access the videos. What kind of boat and what power did you get.

I bought a 2001 353 Fastech, 500EFIs. Took it out a couple times and it runs great! I'm trying to be conservative with the driving. I don't want to get in over my head. I'm really interested in how "sharp" and what speeds I can safely turn with the stepped hull. I'll check out the link you attatched. Thanks.

When your life and possibly family and freinds lives are at stake....you always have time to do it!! Not trying to start anything , just it is way too important to learn how to operate the boat properly, Glad to see your at least looking to learn. !

Watch the Fountain video, the info will transfer to you Formula, they are similiar. The big thing that I have noticed with my step bottom boats is tha they will turn just as well as non step boats IF you set them up right when you go into the turn. They like to be Neutral when turning, not bow down, not bow up. Set them right and they are fine, this spinner chit is an old wives tale. Feel it out and in no time you will find yourself comfortable. I just came back from my first afternoon in the new twin step 35 Lightning, and I love the way this thing works.

take high performance school its worth it

Ragged Edge, thanks for the informative reply that's the kind of information I need. It's nice to get some real info vs opinions. This is my fourth boat, it's not as if I'm clueless, just always looking to improve. And yes guys, I also feel the boating course is worth it. I plan on taking it when I can manage it. For now I will drive conservatively gain experience and seek knowledge with friends, media, etc.

HUH? If you keep this up you will be swimming. """" It turns just like a non step boat"""" famous last words of all those that went in the drink. Old wives stay alive. There are videos on how to tame Crocs and poison snakes, but them buyers of these videos are now unavailable for comments.

My wife Shannon and I took Tres' UltraHighPerformance class and it was well worth it.....You do it for yourself, your family and everyone else on the water....

Drive conservatively and learn slowly. Know your limitations. There is no substitute for caution and time on the water. Course or no course, take risks and eventually bad things will happen. The feel of turning a stepped hull at speed is scary at first so go slowly and learn how before you try it.

in most things in life if you fail you can just get up and try again, with boats you fail you are upside down in the water and/or possibly dead. i have driven everything from a 36 skaters to top guns for the past 12 yrs and was confident in my skills...i just got finished taking the tres martin course today and it was well worth it...highly recommended

:) :) :) Tres, How's your dad doing since he retired?

Not at all what I said. I said that they turn as well IF set up properly. Set up properly was kinda the point here. Which I assume would be a point made in your classes. Brain dead and reckless is not going to work with many of the newer step bottom hulls. Am I fairly close on this one???

All depends on what boat & speeds your referring to.

Stepped hulls and non stepped operate on completely different water flow principles, no matter how well you set the boat up, both when turning, & going straight.

A HP Boat courses will teach you all this & much, much more.
Once you understand the differences & your boats limitations , your well on your way to becoming a safer operator. Stepped & non stepped - two different beasts !

If you want to watch stepped hulls spin out - in professionally set up race boats - go have a look at some Freeze Frame boat videos.

why do people dig up 5 year old threads?

probably because they dont realize how old the thread is when they are reading it......

Absolutely correct - didn't read the date - my bad.
Not sure how I came by it as I normally just read "New posts"

You guy's don't think Tres just jumped into a big old Powerboat to learn how to drive do you. There is a learning curve ya know!