[jackman1939]

Hi Guy,
Well, I just took the boat out today on Lake Weir. Plopped it off the trailer and it did seem to ride a little low in the back - took some pix, but don't know how to post them here. Fired the engine up and couldn't hear it running - wow! so quiet. Left the dock and opened her up. Does 47 mph at max rpm (5600). _ don't know where the guy I bought it from got 55 mph??? With the boat just resting in the water, there was about 3" of water behind the transom and forward of the splash plate. The holes on the outside of the boat were under water by about 3" also. As soon as I accelerated, the water disappeared from the splash plate and transom. Ran great !! The hydraulic steering was so easy to stear the boat. The guy I bought the boat from told me when I was ready to take-off, to tilt the motor all the way down, then trim it after planing out. That's what I did. At 4000rpm, the boat did 41 mph. Tried trimming the engine - the bow was up more than I was used to, so I did not pitch the engine up too much. I did notice as I accelerated, (there is an aluminum angle iron on the top of the transom) that I could see a little (about 1/8" or so) movement in the aluminum between it and the top of transom. The transom seems real strong, so I am not sure if that little movement is significant - what do you think?
Seems like a great ride - think I am ready for the gulf.
Jack