1983 Cuddy-Bow rising & difficult to Ski

chrissymcccombs · #1 May 23rd, 2009, 11:20 PM

I have a 1983 cuddy with a 225 volvo motor, I should have pleanty of power to pull a skiier, or even two skiiers, but when I try, the bow raises so far out of the water, & I drag my skier for a bit before I get enough power to pull them out of the water.. WHAT is wrong with this boat? What can be done to help the boat level out when pulling a skier and not look as it "its about to launch" to outerspace? Was told this boat would easily pull two skiers.. but as I have seen, the boat has a hard time pulling one...

MikDee · #2 May 24th, 2009, 12:47 AM

Is your lower unit trim all the way in?

redone4x4 · #3 May 25th, 2009, 03:19 PM

have you pulled skiers before? are you acclerating hard enough? it takes quite a bit to pull someone up. as long as i hammer on my v8 pretty quick, it planes out fast.

slasmith1 · #4 May 25th, 2009, 03:26 PM

How heavy is this cuddy?
Do you have trim tabs?
Do you reach WOT under normal conditions the way it is currently propped?