you will know right away when it chine walks. First time it will scare the crap outta ya.

2nd time your wife will beat the crap outta ya.

3rd time you'll figure out how to drive through it!


congrats on the boat. I love our velocity!

LMAO! She about slapped me when we took it for the first test drive! I don't know how fast we were going cuz the speedo pickup had crap stuffed up in it but we hit a 100 ft. yacht's wake and it glided across no problem. (for me) It was a bit touchy on the trim & tabs. Niether are the same speed. I'm guessing that's normal?

You will learn to stop it, before it happens. If, while you'll learning the boat, it starts to walk on you, slow down and start over. Trying to drive through it will create more frustration than help.

Good luck! :drink:

Is it due to the trim tabs being to far in the up position that causes it or due the trim tabs have to be out of the water to get on the pad?

1hyper1 should chine in here...ops chime in hear.

Is he the expert?

No he just a lot of seat time in the 320. His runs over 90 and is pretty solid all the way there. Props in....or out makes a dif on how it handles. I'm sure he can offer some ideas.

good luck with her

Thanks for the advice!

Always be ready to drop your tabs with the 320. Never lift them up more then neutral. Be ready to drop them down a couple points on the indicator when you see rough water ahead. The twins do not chine nearly as much as the single Velocity's. I wouldn't be overly concerned with this as it happens generally in only smooth water at highly trimmed top speed - drop a little tab and it settle down. I never saw this below 85 MPH in my 320. Take your time, keep your finger on the tab switch, watch the water conditions and you'll be fine. Don't be spooked about the pad - the boat goes up on it by itself naturally - you'll feel it start around 55 MPH. Disregard misinformed comments about "falling off the pad" - it's a non-event.

How do the chines, pad and transom step compare between the 320 and original 30 hull? From what I remember the 320's are cut down from one of the larger molds correct? Therefore is the pad on the 320 narrower than that of the older 30's (and/or newer 322's)???

I remember the 30' had a fairly sizeable pad (in width) and that hull would really get up a fly...I remember the boat we had would really fly with tabs at 2-3 and drives at 6-7. What a fun boat. :evilb: :drink: