Renegade_Master
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Now most of my boating is done on medium to large SC's and flybridges. I did use my Flatacraft rib a few times but not to extreme as it were.
Anyway Tuesday I was asked to help out on a fun day in Soto taking folks out on a small sports boat towing em on horseshoe thingies etc.
It was on a Chapparal 2315 or 2415? sport, limited edition (whatever that means)
She had a very dirty bum and drive so top speed was not attainable plus the speedo did not work, but I was getting 3100 revs which I reckon was about 25knts? I stand to be corrected by the petrol heads on here, just a guess.
I must say though that despite this it was tremendous fun, the boat turned on a sixpence, and gripped really well in the turns.
Again not being used to small petrol boats I first opened the throttles slowly as I would on a large deisel boat, and what with the dirty bum plus 5 blokes aboard wondered why she would not plane the revs not wanting to go over 2000.
I then stopped and on the second attempt opened the throttles wide. This had the effect of getting her on the plane and thus to 3100 revs.
Wonder what a clean bum would enable it to do ? anyone hazard a guess.?
All in all a lot of fun
Anyway Tuesday I was asked to help out on a fun day in Soto taking folks out on a small sports boat towing em on horseshoe thingies etc.
It was on a Chapparal 2315 or 2415? sport, limited edition (whatever that means)
She had a very dirty bum and drive so top speed was not attainable plus the speedo did not work, but I was getting 3100 revs which I reckon was about 25knts? I stand to be corrected by the petrol heads on here, just a guess.
I must say though that despite this it was tremendous fun, the boat turned on a sixpence, and gripped really well in the turns.
Again not being used to small petrol boats I first opened the throttles slowly as I would on a large deisel boat, and what with the dirty bum plus 5 blokes aboard wondered why she would not plane the revs not wanting to go over 2000.
I then stopped and on the second attempt opened the throttles wide. This had the effect of getting her on the plane and thus to 3100 revs.
Wonder what a clean bum would enable it to do ? anyone hazard a guess.?
All in all a lot of fun
