W's bote

[Red Devil]

LOL

["W"]

Bruce was hiding under the console when we were air born

[Red Devil]

Originally Posted by "W"

Bruce was hiding under the console when we were air born

I would have had a death grip on the seat post or something. LMAO

[huntin fool]

Originally Posted by "W"

Bruce was hiding under the console when we were air born

I seriously thought about hiding under there the other day..it was cold!

[LaAngler]

Originally Posted by huntin fool

I seriously thought about hiding under there the other day..it was cold!

i dont have that prob no more, got a insulated waterproof suit/gloves/mask/glasses

all i do is crank up "spirit in the sky" at the launch then punch it

[Deadly D]

Damn trolling motor is taller than W standing in the water

[live to fish]

I didn't realize they made a Boga grip for fish that small.

I'd like to see a screen shot of the GPS that recored that speed. Also rpms vs speed.

[huntin fool]

Originally Posted by live to fish

I didn't realize they made a Boga grip for fish that small.

I'd like to see a screen shot of the GPS that recored that speed. Also rpms vs speed.

hang on i have the gps picture on my phone


EDIT...Im too lazy to download it from phone to computer...Waltrip has the picture

["W"]

Originally Posted by live to fish

I didn't realize they made a Boga grip for fish that small.

I'd like to see a screen shot of the GPS that recored that speed. Also rpms vs speed.

WE were around 52-54RPMs

[live to fish]

What size and brand prop are you running?

["W"]

Originally Posted by live to fish

What size and brand prop are you running?

Its a 4 blade Prop.....Not sure the brand or pitch... Have to go look

[LaAngler]

the rpm to speed ratio seems off but i know i saw around 43 or 44 at around 4,000 rpm. i dont know how accurate those analog tachometers really are.

i personally saw 61.5+ then looked away and we were gaining speed still before shutting down. unless he turned the gps on in the truck we did 64.8 with fishing gear.

isn't the max speed reset after each time the unit is powered down?

[live to fish]

I'm not doubting it, well maybe just a little. I can believe the 44mph at 4000 rpm. That boat must be light as a feather to go that fast with 3 people and fishing gear. I've got a 4 blade prop also. My boat with a 200 vmax hpdi will get 3 to 4 mph over what ever rpms I'm running.

My boat is probably a little heavier than yours though.

["W"]

Originally Posted by live to fish

I'm not doubting it, well maybe just a little. I can believe the 44mph at 4000 rpm. That boat must be light as a feather to go that fast with 3 people and fishing gear. I've got a 4 blade prop also. My boat with a 200 vmax hpdi will get 3 to 4 mph over what ever rpms I'm running.

My boat is probably a little heavier than yours though.

Boat weights 1400 Motor is a 225 Opti Max..... It was tested at top speed of 63mph.........we were real light on fuel less than a quarter tank........

I rest the max speed that morning......It was on 63.1..before.......

This boat hauls azz

[Montauk17]

That bravo 1 is a damn good prop,only other prop that MIGHT run better is a mercury mirage.

[live to fish]

Got it. Very nice boat. Be careful in it. I like the black. You got a name for it yet?

[LaAngler]

the difference may be that the pathfinder does not have a pad

edit, i see the haynie is lighter than a pathy but the hull design makes it ride better imo

[speckdaddy]

looks like snakeyes from g.i. joe

[live to fish]

Originally Posted by LaAngler

the difference may be that the pathfinder does not have a pad

edit, i see the haynie is lighter than a pathy but the hull design makes it ride better imo

Whoa, whoa, whoa La. Maybe makes the ride faster, I wouldn't say better. With a hull that lite I would gladly race W in a 2' chop quartering into the bow. Any day, any time.

[Ray]

I have a Cobia, which is the same hull as the Pathfinder, comes out of the same mold, but thicker fiberglass and higher sides.
I have rode in a 24 Pathfinder out of Leeville also.
The Haynie rides just as good or better in rough water. I was very surprised cause it is so light. The best thing about the Haynie is that you can customize how you want the topsides to look. Factory boats you cannot.