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<blockquote data-quote="Raven205" data-source="post: 483094" data-attributes="member: 26936"><p>Took the boat on a river run on the weekend.</p><p></p><p> Had my daughter and 4 grandkids on board with fishing stuff and lots of snacks and drinks and 18 gallons of fuel (12 gallon tank and a 6 gallon tank). </p><p></p><p>Lifted the trim tabs out when we stopped for a shore lunch and did not put them down right away. Noticed that the upstream speed was slower and the bow was riding higher. Flipped them back down, flattened the bow and gained 3-4 kph (2.5 mph). Handles nicer with the load with the tabs down as well. Not a big increase in speed but increases the load carrying of the boat for sure. Great hole shot and lower plaining speed.</p><p></p><p>Maximum speed on GPS was 45.5 kph (28mph) downstream.</p><p>Went 63.9 kilometers (40 miles) on the first 6 gallon tank, mostly downstream and not pushing it.</p><p></p><p>Put a total of 87.5 Km (54 miles) on the river 8) </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]109295[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Raven205, post: 483094, member: 26936"] Took the boat on a river run on the weekend. Had my daughter and 4 grandkids on board with fishing stuff and lots of snacks and drinks and 18 gallons of fuel (12 gallon tank and a 6 gallon tank). Lifted the trim tabs out when we stopped for a shore lunch and did not put them down right away. Noticed that the upstream speed was slower and the bow was riding higher. Flipped them back down, flattened the bow and gained 3-4 kph (2.5 mph). Handles nicer with the load with the tabs down as well. Not a big increase in speed but increases the load carrying of the boat for sure. Great hole shot and lower plaining speed. Maximum speed on GPS was 45.5 kph (28mph) downstream. Went 63.9 kilometers (40 miles) on the first 6 gallon tank, mostly downstream and not pushing it. Put a total of 87.5 Km (54 miles) on the river 8) [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_1583.JPG"]109295._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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