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Old 09-09-2005 | 02:55 PM
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havent been on in awhile... the 42 revolution finally saw water this weekend. we will be at lake cumberland in jamestown marina at slip n7 this weekend(not in poker run). we took it out thursday and it ran great but porpoised horrible. you coudlnt raise teh drives even one notch before it started porpoisng. it needs the trim tabs to keep it level butr u acnt use tehm at high speed wtih teh drives up. is tehre any way to fix the problem? i have seen hydrofoils they put on outdrives that suposedly reduce porpoising but am not sure how well tehy woudl work on a 42 ft boat. the boat is a 1990 cigarette revolution 42 triple bravos with nose cones 640 hp 670 torque per engine. thanks, please help
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Old 09-09-2005 | 03:16 PM
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What props are you running on the boat?

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Old 09-09-2005 | 03:37 PM
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I was told that was common on the Revolution.
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Old 09-09-2005 | 03:38 PM
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Was this boat a bravo boat when new?
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Old 09-09-2005 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by pm203
I was told that was common on the Revolution.



yep it is.............
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Old 09-09-2005 | 08:38 PM
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hawk40 we saw your boat at texoma we were rite next to you waitin on the pace boat. that the cleanest all white boat ive ever seen , loved the interior also. that is a sweet ride.
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Old 09-10-2005 | 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by johnnyboatman
hawk40 we saw your boat at texoma we were rite next to you waitin on the pace boat. that the cleanest all white boat ive ever seen , loved the interior also. that is a sweet ride.
Thanks, what boat were you in? First Leg?
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Old 09-10-2005 | 02:26 AM
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I saw a Red Revolution Thursday afternoon coming out of Jamestown/State Dock.The Boat looked sweet.
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Old 09-10-2005 | 05:14 AM
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Start testing props
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Old 09-10-2005 | 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by pm203
I was told that was common on the Revolution.
Yep...drag the tabs at about half way down.
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