GotMyAlly
Well-Known Member
Here's the video, but first.....I'll try to preempt some questions.
-Temps were in the mid to upper 90s
-Boat was loaded as normal
-Those familiar with the area will note that I was going upstream when the readings were taken (but current typically does not flow behind that island except when the water is really high)
-Numbers verified by 3 GPS's in the boat
1. Smartcraft which uses my humminbird 798's internal GPS antenna (showed 97.5mph on my best run)
2. Humminbird 998 which has no recall but showed 96.9 when I glanced down just before shutting down. Reviewing the hi def version of the video and zoomed in, I could see the numbers click 97.something several times, but couldn't read the last digit due to glare.
3. Old Garmin handheld GPS in the glovebox. (Full disclosure, the recall on this one showed 95.8, but I think it just didn't have time to catch up on a short run)
Probably should have made a few more passes with it, but the props for the test didn't make it to the rally until 4:00 on the last day of the rally, so I didn't get to play with them long enough to really get comfortable enough to hold it on the floor for miles and miles on end.
The first prop ran like other props have on my boat - just a little below the pad. Nearing the point of even with the pad, it got unresponsive to trim so I didn't jack it any higher. The second prop liked the height though. The higher I went, the faster it ran. My jackplate was just a couple taps from topped out and I was nearing the point of running out of water pressure when I made my best run.
-Temps were in the mid to upper 90s
-Boat was loaded as normal
-Those familiar with the area will note that I was going upstream when the readings were taken (but current typically does not flow behind that island except when the water is really high)
-Numbers verified by 3 GPS's in the boat
1. Smartcraft which uses my humminbird 798's internal GPS antenna (showed 97.5mph on my best run)
2. Humminbird 998 which has no recall but showed 96.9 when I glanced down just before shutting down. Reviewing the hi def version of the video and zoomed in, I could see the numbers click 97.something several times, but couldn't read the last digit due to glare.
3. Old Garmin handheld GPS in the glovebox. (Full disclosure, the recall on this one showed 95.8, but I think it just didn't have time to catch up on a short run)
Probably should have made a few more passes with it, but the props for the test didn't make it to the rally until 4:00 on the last day of the rally, so I didn't get to play with them long enough to really get comfortable enough to hold it on the floor for miles and miles on end.
The first prop ran like other props have on my boat - just a little below the pad. Nearing the point of even with the pad, it got unresponsive to trim so I didn't jack it any higher. The second prop liked the height though. The higher I went, the faster it ran. My jackplate was just a couple taps from topped out and I was nearing the point of running out of water pressure when I made my best run.
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