Joey Jones
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Howdy Tunnel experts!
So, I went out to my ultra-secret testing slough this evening for a few runs. Matter of fact, this is the first time I've run the boat this year. I finally got the chance to run this Sholund prop that I bought last year. Man-alive, let me tell you....that is where it is! Thank you Mark!!!
I'll get some video up on Monday (not enough bandwidth here at home), but it was the best it's ran so far. Granted, I haven't run much. Anyway, I'm having a few issues that I'm hoping one, or some of y'all would recognize and give me some pointers with.
The first 2 runs were great. Well, it ran great, the pilot was shaking so bad it was hard to keep focused. On the 3rd run, I noticed that the boat would kinda "skip out" while on plane. It did this so bad on the last straight-a-way, that it leaped out of the water and rolled. I've hit fish here last year, and the damned Gar were jumping again today....
Am I hitting something subsurface, or do I need to start looking at motor height/trim etc? The first 2 runs were perfect (minus the driver). I hate to blame fish on my ignorance in setup, or driving. Also, keep in mind this entire setup is brand new. I'm just past 1/2 gallon of fuel. Call it about 10 runs on this boat.
I put cotton balls in the "free space" of my radio box. They were dry, so I don't think I'm shorting the electronics, or glitching. I'm running 2.4 (Airtronics).
I'm going back out tomorrow, not changing anything. I hate to waste fuel/time and my sanity chasing an easily fixable issue. Maybe I'm hitting stuff...I dunno...ideas? Thanks!!
-Joey
edited for grammer
So, I went out to my ultra-secret testing slough this evening for a few runs. Matter of fact, this is the first time I've run the boat this year. I finally got the chance to run this Sholund prop that I bought last year. Man-alive, let me tell you....that is where it is! Thank you Mark!!!
I'll get some video up on Monday (not enough bandwidth here at home), but it was the best it's ran so far. Granted, I haven't run much. Anyway, I'm having a few issues that I'm hoping one, or some of y'all would recognize and give me some pointers with.
The first 2 runs were great. Well, it ran great, the pilot was shaking so bad it was hard to keep focused. On the 3rd run, I noticed that the boat would kinda "skip out" while on plane. It did this so bad on the last straight-a-way, that it leaped out of the water and rolled. I've hit fish here last year, and the damned Gar were jumping again today....
Am I hitting something subsurface, or do I need to start looking at motor height/trim etc? The first 2 runs were perfect (minus the driver). I hate to blame fish on my ignorance in setup, or driving. Also, keep in mind this entire setup is brand new. I'm just past 1/2 gallon of fuel. Call it about 10 runs on this boat.
I put cotton balls in the "free space" of my radio box. They were dry, so I don't think I'm shorting the electronics, or glitching. I'm running 2.4 (Airtronics).
I'm going back out tomorrow, not changing anything. I hate to waste fuel/time and my sanity chasing an easily fixable issue. Maybe I'm hitting stuff...I dunno...ideas? Thanks!!
-Joey
edited for grammer
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