Flybridge, approx 40ft, big rooster tail, Southampton Water today?

[burgundyben]

Wandering along the beach this afternoon about 5pm on Southampton was I could see a white flybridge of about 40ft I guess, quite noisey with a big rooster tail, any guess what it might be?

I had an idea it was an outdrive boat, with the drives right up, but seemed to be going quite quick like it and why would they do that?

I think it came from the Itchen.

Solitaire or Elessar, any ideas?

 

[mercuryman]

Sounds like Prop Rider.

She's in Ocean Village.

She's about 40ft flybridge with surface drives.

 

[oGaryo]

Sounds like Prop Rider.

She's in Ocean Village.

She's about 40ft flybridge with surface drives.

She left OV today late afternoon Tom as we were putting the boat to bed so she was definitely out and about this weekend at around the time Ben saw her

 

[burgundyben]

Thanks, so what is she and what's the engine and drive installation?

 

[Elessar]

Wandering along the beach this afternoon about 5pm on Southampton was I could see a white flybridge of about 40ft I guess, quite noisey with a big rooster tail, any guess what it might be?

I had an idea it was an outdrive boat, with the drives right up, but seemed to be going quite quick like it and why would they do that?

I think it came from the Itchen.

Solitaire or Elessar, any ideas?

I saw it go by but wondered just the same as you did.

Have to admit i know little about surface drives and have never driven a boat with them. I understand they have poor acceleration and difficult low speed handling, but are efficient at high speed due to lack of drag. Who can enlighten me?