ziggy
Admiral
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gonna try to sum up a nineteens handleing. i've never seen a review of any 1975 boats so thought i'd start......
mine is a great slow cruisein boat. 1k rpm to 1900 is sub planeing. 1k to 1400 is great for just looking about. it does wander as any v hull. but if ya let go of the helm. it wanders pretty straight in the end.
at 2k is about as slow as it'll go and plane, maybe 2100rpms. slow planeing needs a bit of trim up to achieve, but then can be brought down.
i will say this boat must be learned to be at the helm or it'll beat ya to death. proper trim angle and approch and speed is nessesary to keep this hull from slapping real hard. i've really had to learn how to read the waves to not beat me up to much....in the end. if the chop is real bad, slow is the word.
while slow is the word. this boat seems to be most seaworthy is pretty big chop. the deep v + flaired bow does pretty good at deflection of incoming waves..
at speed is where the fun of this hull is for sure. it don't look like a fast boat. but i get boughts 43 mph out of mine. trim up, 4300-4400. 4300 being max rpm for the L6 it has. at speed with trim it rears up and rides light. turns become real flat, almost slideing. turn it hard enough and it does end up ventilating.....
i normally cruise at about 2800. slight trim up. ya can let go of the helm and it drives stright.
at rest is another note. this boat realy seems to rock a lot in the wave. haveing many random boat waves in the middle of the summer can be somewhat distracting. it really rocks a lot. more constant wind blown waves it tolerates much better. however it does seem to rock a bit.
it is also pretty weight sensitive. whatever weight ya got onboard needs to be pretty evenly distributed. if not the boat will list to the heavy side.
ya can go with the waves at speed better than against. much better. it doesn't beat ya up near as bad. only going into the waves is a bummer......and that's my main grip about it. other than that. this boat is pretty dandy. handleing wise compared to a buddys 00 bayliner capri. the capri wins hands down.
these boats i'm sure don't handle like new cad designs. but for an older boat, it don't do to bad. it seems sea worthy.....
guess i should review more than just handleing here too. the astetictics.
the slideing hardtop. just can't say enough good about that. what a good idea. when fwd. there's much space in back for fishing or sunning. just a place to walk about. under the top is very nice. ya can have sun or not. it slides. the center window slides vertically too. it can be open an inch or 3. or half way or full open. very nice for various weather conditions. that along with the sliding hardtop makes it so ya can enjoy many weather conditions. in real hot weather the side windows remove too. great for more ventilation. only in the hottest of weather have i been to hot. mostly my feet. no air flow with a closed bow.
another nice feature is the walk around gunwales. they're about 4" wide, the hard top has a hand rail to hold onto. ya can walk the perimiter of this boat. very handy. + someplace to walk when yer just board and hanging out. anchoring is a bit of a bummer on this boat. as ya pretty much need to be on the bow to deal with it.
it pulls waterskiers with no problems..
storage on these boats is better than i thought. a ski locker runs from just in front of the engine cover to the ft. of the ft. seats. it's full length. access is in the back and ya only access half of it. in ft. of the ski locker, between the ft. seats is a cooler. i use it for my tool box and other emergency items. the bow is open inside. i use it for storeing lifejackets and bailing bucket. a small trash can also resides there. the is a open glove box on the port side on the dash. both sides under the gunwales have carpeted storage. i use one side for fenders and the other side for junk. the back to back seats also have storage under them. my anchor and tech books and charts and two of them canvas lawnchairs in a bag reside there + a swim ladder on the other side. both seats fold down into beds too... all in all. a lot more storage than i thought it had.
mine is a great slow cruisein boat. 1k rpm to 1900 is sub planeing. 1k to 1400 is great for just looking about. it does wander as any v hull. but if ya let go of the helm. it wanders pretty straight in the end.
at 2k is about as slow as it'll go and plane, maybe 2100rpms. slow planeing needs a bit of trim up to achieve, but then can be brought down.
i will say this boat must be learned to be at the helm or it'll beat ya to death. proper trim angle and approch and speed is nessesary to keep this hull from slapping real hard. i've really had to learn how to read the waves to not beat me up to much....in the end. if the chop is real bad, slow is the word.
while slow is the word. this boat seems to be most seaworthy is pretty big chop. the deep v + flaired bow does pretty good at deflection of incoming waves..
at speed is where the fun of this hull is for sure. it don't look like a fast boat. but i get boughts 43 mph out of mine. trim up, 4300-4400. 4300 being max rpm for the L6 it has. at speed with trim it rears up and rides light. turns become real flat, almost slideing. turn it hard enough and it does end up ventilating.....
i normally cruise at about 2800. slight trim up. ya can let go of the helm and it drives stright.
at rest is another note. this boat realy seems to rock a lot in the wave. haveing many random boat waves in the middle of the summer can be somewhat distracting. it really rocks a lot. more constant wind blown waves it tolerates much better. however it does seem to rock a bit.
it is also pretty weight sensitive. whatever weight ya got onboard needs to be pretty evenly distributed. if not the boat will list to the heavy side.
ya can go with the waves at speed better than against. much better. it doesn't beat ya up near as bad. only going into the waves is a bummer......and that's my main grip about it. other than that. this boat is pretty dandy. handleing wise compared to a buddys 00 bayliner capri. the capri wins hands down.
these boats i'm sure don't handle like new cad designs. but for an older boat, it don't do to bad. it seems sea worthy.....
guess i should review more than just handleing here too. the astetictics.
the slideing hardtop. just can't say enough good about that. what a good idea. when fwd. there's much space in back for fishing or sunning. just a place to walk about. under the top is very nice. ya can have sun or not. it slides. the center window slides vertically too. it can be open an inch or 3. or half way or full open. very nice for various weather conditions. that along with the sliding hardtop makes it so ya can enjoy many weather conditions. in real hot weather the side windows remove too. great for more ventilation. only in the hottest of weather have i been to hot. mostly my feet. no air flow with a closed bow.
another nice feature is the walk around gunwales. they're about 4" wide, the hard top has a hand rail to hold onto. ya can walk the perimiter of this boat. very handy. + someplace to walk when yer just board and hanging out. anchoring is a bit of a bummer on this boat. as ya pretty much need to be on the bow to deal with it.
it pulls waterskiers with no problems..
storage on these boats is better than i thought. a ski locker runs from just in front of the engine cover to the ft. of the ft. seats. it's full length. access is in the back and ya only access half of it. in ft. of the ski locker, between the ft. seats is a cooler. i use it for my tool box and other emergency items. the bow is open inside. i use it for storeing lifejackets and bailing bucket. a small trash can also resides there. the is a open glove box on the port side on the dash. both sides under the gunwales have carpeted storage. i use one side for fenders and the other side for junk. the back to back seats also have storage under them. my anchor and tech books and charts and two of them canvas lawnchairs in a bag reside there + a swim ladder on the other side. both seats fold down into beds too... all in all. a lot more storage than i thought it had.
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