thanks for the replies!!
i've played alot with the diverter.. I can find a point where it will ride pretty good in small chop.. unfortunately, i had to go the hydrolic diverter route so i have to 're-find' the spot every time.. I dont have full length runners to bolt a manual handle too.. it can be a pain in the a$$ find the perfect spot sometimes..
at lower speeds it's not bad when the diverter is positioned right.. I think my problem is the boat want's to porpoise a little at high speed and chop amplifies the problem.. it's hard to explain.. in smooth water, ripples or very small chop it rides like a champ.. but, when it get a little rough is where i have problems.. i mainly go to Parker, not even about to attempt Havasu chop in my dingy next to the ships out there :)
it's almost like when i cut through a couple wakes, the boat wants to lift a touch and slam in between the waves instead of riding through to the next one coming.. i'm thinking if there was a ride plate, the 'slam' affect would calm down and feel like (small chop, chop, chop) because the boat is still riding on the water further back on the hull (ride plate) until i cross the next wake/wave/whoop.. (not sure if that made sense :-\ )
appreciate the comments..
#1 - I never have tried that, but I dont think i can.. The whole front of the bow is filled with foam..
#2 - I think it just rides ruff in chop.. When i initially get up on plane, if i have the diverter positioned wrong then it does want to dive on itself a little, but once i have it set right, it's a smooth ride..
#3 - cruising and faster speeds is when it get's rough.. lower speeds not a problem.. it actually feels like when i hit small waves, say 1/2 - 1 ft, the boat wants to jump/lift and then drops and drags when it comes back down.. so it kind of throws u forward a little..
#4 - the RPM's will stay about the same.. only variance is my foot waving back and forth ;)
#5 - i only have a rock grate..
I have a short clip my wife took w/ her camera that I'll try to post.. there's bit of movement, but I think it kind of shows how the boat wants to bang on small/large chop when i get into it..
If it has a lot of rocker like Jim Brock said that will cause it to ride bow high (like in the vid) and slam down over every wake. And possibly porpoise even on smooth water without plates.
By chance do you have a pic of the entire boat I think that you might have bought a old boat of mine. Thanks
Wow, that video didn't look fun. dm2bfree, check the bottom of that boat ! If it has a lot of rocker like Jim Brock said that will cause it to ride bow high (like in the vid) and slam down over every wake. And possibly porpoise even on smooth water without plates.
Rocker = an upward curve of the bottom towards the transom, like the bottom of a rocking chair.
Hook = a downward curve.
If it has rocker, a droop may not be a good thing. I was told not to run one on my boat (a rocker bottom) unless it was going to be a drag race only boat (smooth water only).
This is just my uneducated opinion, but I dought that Jim is wrong. ;)
I do not see any issues at all, you have enough down snoot there to refill your waterglass at speed... ;D
I will stay with the loader and a snoot (both easily reversible), with the ride plate when your independantly wealthy...
GT
OK, so i measured with a 3 ft straight edge starting at the end of the transom toward the bow..
This is weird.. Here's my sweet illustration below ;) if your looking at that boat from top or bottom w/ the transom on the left side it's as follows. Hope it makes sense!
- rocker- very outer bottom edge
- hook-- side vane
- hook-- middle vane
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- hook-- middle vane
- hook-- side vane
- rocker- very outer bottom edge
So, I think overall I have hook instead of rocker? or am I measuring from the wrong place?
Measure a bit more forward, like from the transom to say six feet, that will tell more of the story.
GT
If your going to try and go as cheap as possible try checking out hi-tech performance.com. They sell a bolt on ride plate and shoe. No machining in a shoe, its four or five holes to drill in the intake and two in the bowl for the cradle. The whole setup from hi-tech only $236 bucks.
Dunno why or how I missed this whole thread. I have uncovered similar problems with The Moo. (78 Rebel). Interested in seeing how you solved them, though I'm running a JE pump, not a JC. On smooth water, which until Sunday at Saguaro is all it has really seen, runs out great.
Boat beat the living hell outta us Sunday. Got up this morning and felt like I played in the Super Bowl with no helmet or pads, lol. Could not really run the thing above 3000 rpm and at that low speed rides the bow pretty high. Too many wake barges! (Damn things so big they should only be used offshore, and they all were trying to set speed records I think :screwy:) But we saw more than our share of 2+ footers (Aired the boat out once, THAT was exciting). Didn't have much of a problem with it at Bartlett, much better ride. Maybe the current and narrowness of the lake has a lot to do with that.
Gonna go check this hook/rocker thing out, although the boat has not spent extended time on a trailer, maybe it's a common problem with the Sleekcrafts.
Gonna keep this boat off THAT lake until I figure this one out! We'll take the Bisemeyer from now on up there, it'd prolly ride fine(Hydraulic place and ride plates), and it did for my buddies last weekend.
Ray
Hmmmmm, Maybe an optical illusion, but that loader looks deep to me. :-\
GT
Not quite sure what you mean, you think it looks too deep into the hull? ???