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unless you are pulling skiers out of the water every time you go out, how much does the initial acceleration matter? typically, you accelerate for a few seconds then cruise for hours. id always trade off hole shot for good cruise. if it still does matter to you, just prop the 4 stroke to...

The registration fee will be $300/team from July 31st – Aug. 7th and will be $325/team from Aug. 8th – 13th. Team fee does not include Captain. The registration fee per angler is $150 from July 31st – Aug. 6th and $175 Aug. 7th – 13th You may have up to 8 registered anglers on your boat with...

i havent really looked into it, but thats the impression i got. do you know what the cost is to enter and do all the calcuttas? i might have to look into doing it next year

Anyone here fish it? We are in Ocean View for the week and i took my family to Paradise Grill for dinner. They were doing weigh-ins when we got there. Pretty cool atmosphere and decent prize money (not White Marlin Open money, but still pretty good)

damn, i just realized this was a 2 year old thread....

something is very wrong if you have a 15" pitch prop and only max out in the low 5k's with a F225. that motor should run 6k at WOT. assuming your "low 5ks" is about 5200 and you get 200 rpm per inch of pitch, you would need to drop to an 11" pitch prop to hit 6k. obviously that would be...

is the autopilot new, or just new to you?

5700 is pretty good. twin 250s is not much for the 33 express. thats what i have on my 263 chase which is a MUCH smaller boat. (i am assuming you have twins and not trips)

another un-orthodox short term remedy would be to buy a large beach ball and stuff it in the bracket, then inflate it.

i dont like the sport fish layout and proportions until about 40 ft. they feel like a compressed version of what they should be. it really just depends on what you want. outboards or inboards. low helm or helm on a bridge. deck and cabin on one level, or steps down to the cabin...

the metal structure extends a couple feet up the PVC so you still have some strength, its not only PVC in the vertical part. i have come in a bit crooked as well and been guided back with no issue hell, for $1k, i could buy two PVC pole kits, throw away the pvc, buy some marine grade 2x6...

caulking mine was one of the first things i did after i got my boat

i get that, but the guide bunks on the side of the hull do the same thing as the pvc poles. you just pay 10x more. infact, the poles are nice because they stay above the water line and provide a visual of where the trailer is and how deep you are

i have a 263 chase. there are a couple spots in the transom the moisture meter found (previous owner did not take care of the bang cap) and i have twin F250s on it. the transom is strong, no cracking, no flex, and taps well.

you should be able to get a set of the pvc "goal posts" for $100. no need to pay 10x for the same thing unless you want to throw money away

call ken at prop gods to help find the right prop. also, you are saying that addint 150lb (one person worth) of weight to the anchor locker brought the stern up 2 inches? that seems like WAY more than what makes sense. was your fuel and other weight factors the same in your comparison?

are full electric brakes required, or can you do EOH? also, i think you are getting some good advice on this thread. 7k or more for the win and you should be able to do WAY better than $13k

do you have a link to the ski pole? or a pic? does it go in the transom rod holder?

im not sure that added weight of bottom paint would be an issue. even if they used 10 gallons of paint over the years, it would be less than 70 lbs of wet paint, likely lighter when dry.

this is really awesome. i am up in the DE/MD area, but plan to do a keys trip with my family when the girls are a bit older.