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RiverPro LoPro with Extra HD Bottom and 1/2" UHMW
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<blockquote data-quote="Darkside" data-source="post: 236500" data-attributes="member: 6899"><p>Bassboy- The LoPro we put UHMW on in 2007 lost 2 mph on it's top speed after we added the poly. It was done nearly exactly the same. </p><p></p><p>We did notice that it sat-down quicker coming off plane (i.e. not as smooth a transition) and that it felt like it came on step differently. I didn't notice anything in sharp hook turns and maybe someone like Kevin would, the performance loss was maybe 4-5%.</p><p></p><p>In the course of a year I make about 90-100 river launches in my jet. I try as hard as I can to limit the wear and tear on the boat - At 48 years old - my memory and my eyes are less than at their best LOL. But I doubt at 20 I could have memorized every chute and shallow read because I fish 5 different rivers throughout the year. Example, in 2011 alone, that is 24 different boat ramps in what comes out to memorizing over 300 linear miles of river. Add the ever changing levels in a river and nice hard winters and floods where ice and flow move car sized rocks around the river. </p><p></p><p>So for me the UHMW isn't there to pound rocks, it is there to keep me out of the shop or worse when I do make a mis-read or outright mistake. With the UHMW, I get a Do-Over, a mulligan, a chance for the boat to "live another day".</p><p></p><p>My experience with UHMW (I've owned 3 boats with it from 1999 - 2010). Is if you run it like it has UHMW on it, you'll beat the dog out of the boat over time - rocks will eventually win the battles. If you run it with a little fear or respect for those rock ledges, your boat will last a long-long!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darkside, post: 236500, member: 6899"] Bassboy- The LoPro we put UHMW on in 2007 lost 2 mph on it's top speed after we added the poly. It was done nearly exactly the same. We did notice that it sat-down quicker coming off plane (i.e. not as smooth a transition) and that it felt like it came on step differently. I didn't notice anything in sharp hook turns and maybe someone like Kevin would, the performance loss was maybe 4-5%. In the course of a year I make about 90-100 river launches in my jet. I try as hard as I can to limit the wear and tear on the boat - At 48 years old - my memory and my eyes are less than at their best LOL. But I doubt at 20 I could have memorized every chute and shallow read because I fish 5 different rivers throughout the year. Example, in 2011 alone, that is 24 different boat ramps in what comes out to memorizing over 300 linear miles of river. Add the ever changing levels in a river and nice hard winters and floods where ice and flow move car sized rocks around the river. So for me the UHMW isn't there to pound rocks, it is there to keep me out of the shop or worse when I do make a mis-read or outright mistake. With the UHMW, I get a Do-Over, a mulligan, a chance for the boat to "live another day". My experience with UHMW (I've owned 3 boats with it from 1999 - 2010). Is if you run it like it has UHMW on it, you'll beat the dog out of the boat over time - rocks will eventually win the battles. If you run it with a little fear or respect for those rock ledges, your boat will last a long-long! [/QUOTE]
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