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Can you do anything to get a float bottom tin to ride better
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<blockquote data-quote="DaleH" data-source="post: 378723" data-attributes="member: 15636"><p>Slowing down is #1! #2 would be taking the chop at the best angle ... but it may not correlate to the direction you really need to go. #3 would be following in another boat's wake.</p><p></p><p>But even on my 25' heavy boat, I will intentionally trim the boat, using trim tabs, to raise the weather/sea state side of the hull UP and OUT of the chop. I also run a fuel computer on that boat and I can dial in a good 10-20% improvement in fuel efficiency by doing so. Plus the ride smooths out too!</p><p></p><p>However, trimming a BIG boat is inherently much more safer than trimming a small boat where you can really only affect trim by moving your load. It could result in a dangerous situation!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaleH, post: 378723, member: 15636"] Slowing down is #1! #2 would be taking the chop at the best angle ... but it may not correlate to the direction you really need to go. #3 would be following in another boat's wake. But even on my 25' heavy boat, I will intentionally trim the boat, using trim tabs, to raise the weather/sea state side of the hull UP and OUT of the chop. I also run a fuel computer on that boat and I can dial in a good 10-20% improvement in fuel efficiency by doing so. Plus the ride smooths out too! However, trimming a BIG boat is inherently much more safer than trimming a small boat where you can really only affect trim by moving your load. It could result in a dangerous situation! [/QUOTE]
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