whipper
Well-Known Member
Did ya go for a test drive? And if ya did how was it then?
I just searched the entire allisonowners board archives and couldnt find any of these problems to the extent of which you are saying they reach, looked at scream and fly and fastbass also. I am old and could have missed something. If you load her up with 2 men and a full tournament load with a 26" wheel and you still cant get on plane at 690 ft then something else is wrong.I am not trying to come off as a smart *** here.....But yall are missing the point.
These boats are new enough that this issue has still not been a problem for all of the dealers yet.........for some it may NEVER surface. So lets don't be quick to point a finger...It only becomes a problem when certain factors come into play. The last time I talked to Lee he had not witnessed it. Darris was the same way except he has talked to a few dealers who have. The first time a talked to Darris about this. He was like HUH whatchew talkin bout boy. But as time went on and more of these boats got out, it became appearent. Key might have been the first one to have issues with a boat that went to lubbock. It ran FINE at Dallas but when the new owner took it uphill ,it would not come out of the hole.
Walleycomet is about the 8th person to come on here or other boards, that I know of with this same deal.
What gets me is----- it's the same battle some of us have fought since they started using internal combuston engines..they WILL NOT run the same at alltitude..and or with a HEAVY load....These guys are buying a boat and expecting it to perform the same everywhere.
For some reason these hulls are very sensative.. there is a definate line. they come out of the hole good until you cross that line..then it's dauumm.
The bottom line is your gona have to prop down. or change gears.
We are starting to learn some tricks to help.
When I first got my 300Xs It would NOT get on plane with a true tournament load period. with anything bigger than a 26..
Right now I have it jumping out with a 28 until you fill the livewell. then it's a little slow but tolerable.
PM sent.Just some clarifications, It is the XB-21 Bass Sport Pro (two seater) dual counsel. I bought the haul used and had the new 250 xs set up at Jaco. I run on Bull Shoals Lake 690 ft. above sea level
"If you load her up with 2 men and a full tournament load with a 26" wheel and you still cant get on plane at 690 ft then something else is wrong."I just searched the entire allisonowners board archives and couldnt find any of these problems to the extent of which you are saying they reach, looked at scream and fly and fastbass also. I am old and could have missed something. If you load her up with 2 men and a full tournament load with a 26" wheel and you still cant get on plane at 690 ft then something else is wrong.
Let me see if I can answer some of this for ya.I am somewhat surprised as knowledgeable and technical that Darris is with all his creations that he hasn't seemed to have provided everyone with the "right formula" to get these boats running better without all the aggravation that many of you have apparently experienced. This shouldn't be rocket science at all in my opinion. There should be a standard set-up that would get this boat running close to the performance it was designed for. Certainly, I fully appreciate the challenges that elevation, etc can make on over-all performance but I don't think these boats should be as touchy to set-up as it seems that they are. Just my opinion of course.