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nice videos.....if ur getting spray then you arent going fast enough!!!......i can understand the learning curve....dont worry about it.
I think you hit one of the nails on the head. Learning curve is steep, and exaggerated on rough days. This machine is so different from the express about the only thing they have in common is they both float.
Those were some beautiful vids Detour. When you get used to it you will love it even more. You will find out that the tabs are your friend and also the engine trim plays a huge difference in rid. You will get to a point where that bad boy want even spill your cup of coffee!
Congrats on your new ride! It sure is pretty!
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Good to know, I have not put ANY trim tab into her at all yet. The ride has been so nice I have been wondering why they were installed at all .
It looks like we have about 4-5 days of 20 knot winds out of the north. If I can find a wild hare up I might give her another run and throw some trim tab in.
Very impressed with the performance though, 4 guys 500 gals of fuel and isinglass up to the gunwales and we still hit 62. She is nasty fast, and my neighbors say she sounds like a fighter jet when she is running fast.
Lotsa fun.
The tabs will make all the difference in the world on the 42YF when its rough. I have had my 42YF for a year now and I'm still amazed everytime I take it out. Please feel free to contact me if you have any question's about your new fishing machine.
A little bit of tab and she will run a lot better. It will stop the nose from popping up.
Indeed!
On that note. It took me about 4 months to learn how to properly trim my boat between the trim on the motor and the tabs. Once you learn that, at least for me, it made all the diffrence in the world.
Yes, that and dont be affraid to go faster after putting them down. Yellowfins like to go fast and ride better the faster you go.
The videos were shot traveling between 35 and 40 mph. We backed down to 35 after I became uncomfortable with the barking of the engines. First time out in the herd of elephants, I'll keep moving forward. Thanks for your encouragement and advise on this everyone!
I am thinking of putting isinglass on my boat because next year if things get better I might become a hardcore tournament fisherman. The weather is always crap in those tournaments and I would imagine the isinglass enclosure would make life a little better running in 6' seas side on for 2 hours.
I am thinking of putting isinglass on my boat because next year if things get better I might become a hardcore tournament fisherman. The weather is always crap in those tournaments and I would imagine the isinglass enclosure would make life a little better running in 6' seas side on for 2 hours.
Here are a few pics of the glass for you.
And here is one of the dive ladder, it works better than I would have ever thought. Solid like a piece of military hardware.
Your a lucky man....You got a roof over your YF. Been trying to get one for my lift but its a PITA with the FL laws
Here is a better look at it for you.
I opted for the roof rather than the tower. It was more important to me to protect the boat rather than have a tower for the few times per year I troll.
Need one with the U/W dock lights on. Looks great, congrats and thanks for the ride.
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