Prop, Livewell and General Update

[joe7670]

So finally 2 weeks after the maiden voyage got the V back out there.

Seas 2-4, bay waters light chop. At no one point was I able to maintain top speed for more than seconds due to the chop and couldn't find a good flat spot in the bay this time.

In any case got out of the "break in" alert that smart craft guages display and the motor wasn't being rev. limited in any way by it. Still pulled off about 5400 RPM @ about 40mph on the GPS. Gonna chat with the shop to see. I really like the "launching" power it's got and don't know if it's worth changing prop for an extra 2-3 mph?

In floor livewell, well I really liked it. Only dislike is the fact that I have to put water into it manually. To keep the water fresh I added more about 5-6 times. Next time i'll take a 5 gallon bucket to make it easier. I don't think I had mentioned it on the forum yet but I put an LED in it. Will see how it works on the first night trip.

On the fishing front, well those dang fish weren't there or I have to learn more on how to catch them.
Live bait drifting from 200-100ft. but nothing. Small 2-3' sand shark was it.
Learnt a lot about fiberglass and boat repair now I gotta learn to fish.

Anyone seen a V with shrimping outfit? I'm gotta find out if locally it's now a requirement to use side nets or if the pull behind nets are still ok to use. Excited as shrimpin season is a coming. One cold snap may just bring them out.