Large wakes
rasbury
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So on the water last weekend on the St John's river. It's a deep but pretty narrow area and most of the boats are poontoons and runabouts but there are some pretty big boats at various Marina's which seldom move. Found one on the move Sunday. This was probably a 40' searay perhaps on plane and met him coming around a corner and I was in plane also. Could not really slow down I figured so pretty much had our 270 airborne coming off his wake. Is that pretty much the program or should I have tried to ease it over his wake? It was exciting!
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Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express
Just like @Dream_Inn said: slow to planing speed, and point the boat 45 degrees to the wake if possible.
2002 FV 342 on Lake St. Clair - Past Commodore SHC - Vessel Examiner USCGAUX
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2002 FV 342 on Lake St. Clair - Past Commodore SHC - Vessel Examiner USCGAUX
I've found lowering the speed then giving throttle as i go over the wake or waves allowing the v of the bow to cut wake helps keep it smooth. This speed variation changes depending on wake size and spread between wake and or waves.
When on vacation i like my morning coffee on the way out to a fishing spot. I see captains hitting wake no faster than i am but no regard for angle or throttle control. The poor passengers look like they are miserable. I on the other hand, enjoy sipping my basic white girl coffee that is whiter than i am.
The riding comfort over wake and waves is more on operator experience and technique than make/model/size of boat.
Ocean boating or open water boating helps you learn your technique a little more quickly as it's not often you have a day with little to not waves to practice on, its usually a constant series of rollers and every now and then one random big one to keep you on your toes.
2002 FV 342 on Lake St. Clair - Past Commodore SHC - Vessel Examiner USCGAUX
Bayliner used to run the old volvo penta 270/280 outdrives which is imho the best drives ever created outside the 290 while searay was tossing a BBC on to an alpha 1. Bayliner may have run the 290 as well but not that I've seen, those came out @88 which is also @the same time bayliner switched to omc. My years could be over lapping a few. I was always around boats back then but wasn't really looking into outdrive details at 7 yrs old.
Id never own a cobra omc, due to zero parts support.
Much of the core rot issues and gel coat issues were same as any other manufacturer of the time who's owner neglected the boat as well as used silicone to seal anyting bolted onto the hull and top sides. How many manufactures do you know that used solid mahogany for stingers? None of the major manufactures im aware of did.
The explorer
The express
The trophy w/a
Id own one of each if possible. One for the icw chas to keys run every winter, the trophy for fishing and the express cruiser for inland lakes.
They were only made a few years in the 80s. Usually equipped with a volvo penta 4 cyl gasser. It's a displacement hull or I guess semi displacement. They reached about 15 knots. Really sipped the the fuel at 7 knots. At about 5000 lbs they were very trailerable.
With the stern drive they are a trawler that does well in reverse!
Which one and does it have a trailer? I'm a assuming you mean the explorer but i posted up 3 boats.
I must move one or two boats before the little lady will allow me another one in the yard (i have 3 right now the smallest being 23ft) but one of those will be as easy as going to the dump. I wouldnt do well in an h.o.a. neighbourhood.