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Bushy, your boat performance should be better than you report. At one point you posted that the mechanic claimed to have your boat going in the upper 50’s. Did you ever contact him and verify that? If he sticks to his guns and claims he actually did it then you need to have him show you how. Either your not doing something correctly or you have a problem with your new boat. Have you verified which props you have or which drive ratios you have? You’ve been complaining about this performance issue for months now. Maybe I should ask…..what have you done to figure it out? Perhaps your dealer is blowing you off, I don’t know, how about filling us in on your efforts to resolve this situation.
 
Woody said:
Bushy, your boat performance should be better than you report. At one point you posted that the mechanic claimed to have your boat going in the upper 50’s. Did you ever contact him and verify that? If he sticks to his guns and claims he actually did it then you need to have him show you how. Either your not doing something correctly or you have a problem with your new boat. Have you verified which props you have or which drive ratios you have? You’ve been complaining about this performance issue for months now. Maybe I should ask…..what have you done to figure it out? Perhaps your dealer is blowing you off, I don’t know, how about filling us in on your efforts to resolve this situation.
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Thanks for the reply. Have contacted the mechanic and he verified that he got 4850 rpm in the upper 50's. We're trying to get the boat over to the dealer for some other repairs, as well as taking a look at why we are not getting the best performance out of it. I've tried everything out on the water, and have determined that something is not right. The problem is, our local dealer is typically a long, rough ride away. Will hopefully get that over with soon. :thumbsup:
 
Well, Sea Ray didn't leave us a lot of room for the name, but here's how it came out!

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Hope all is well with all you Select EX boaters! Any good pictures? :thumbsup:

Boat mechanic said the reason I'm topping out at 43-46mph instead of in the mid/high 50's, is because of the barnacles on the outdrive. Boat will have to be hauled out and power-washed/scraped. Will this really make up for 10+mph? He seemed to think so. :huh: Anyway, I hope this will be an easy solution.. we'll find out when we get the time to have it hauled out. Maybe for Hurricane Bill which will brush by us on Saturday/Sunday? :lol: Won't be boating this weekend. Oh well.
 
bushway9172 said:
Hope all is well with all you Select EX boaters! Any good pictures? :thumbsup:

Boat mechanic said the reason I'm topping out at 43-46mph instead of in the mid/high 50's, is because of the barnacles on the outdrive. Boat will have to be hauled out and power-washed/scraped. Will this really make up for 10+mph? He seemed to think so. :huh: Anyway, I hope this will be an easy solution.. we'll find out when we get the time to have it hauled out. Maybe for Hurricane Bill which will brush by us on Saturday/Sunday? :lol: Won't be boating this weekend. Oh well.
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You'd be surprised how much improvement you will see . I think i suggested the same on this forum a few weeks ago . Advice : once you scrape it you have to apply an anti-foul paint around once a year to keep the barnacles away ,
 
bushway9172 said:
Hope all is well with all you Select EX boaters! Any good pictures? :thumbsup:

Boat mechanic said the reason I'm topping out at 43-46mph instead of in the mid/high 50's, is because of the barnacles on the outdrive. Boat will have to be hauled out and power-washed/scraped. Will this really make up for 10+mph? He seemed to think so. :huh: Anyway, I hope this will be an easy solution.. we'll find out when we get the time to have it hauled out. Maybe for Hurricane Bill which will brush by us on Saturday/Sunday? :lol: Won't be boating this weekend. Oh well.
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you will add speed but you will not hit high 50's.
 
Random late night question:

When cruising parallel to the shore, I have to slow down significantly, off-plane, to make a ~90 degree turn into the harbor. Should I be able to make this maneuver while still on plane? Using trim tabs? This a probably a stupid question, because you have to slow down shortly after entering the channel for the no-wake zone, anyway. I don't like the feeling of the boat leaning sideways TOO much. :lol:
 
bushway9172 said:
Random late night question:

When cruising parallel to the shore, I have to slow down significantly, off-plane, to make a ~90 degree turn into the harbor. Should I be able to make this maneuver while still on plane? Using trim tabs? This a probably a stupid question, because you have to slow down shortly after entering the channel for the no-wake zone, anyway. I don't like the feeling of the boat leaning sideways TOO much. :lol:
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Dude, laying the boat on its side is half the fun. If I have a skier down, I make the 180 degree turn at 30 MPH and accelerating. The boat is leaning WAY over at that point. :thumbsup:

Seriously, I'll make 90 degree turns at cruising speed all day without a worry. But, with all the dumbasses on our lake, it's a matter of survival:smt009.
 
highslice said:
Dude, laying the boat on its side is half the fun. If I have a skier down, I make the 180 degree turn at 30 MPH and accelerating. The boat is leaning WAY over at that point. :thumbsup:

Seriously, I'll make 90 degree turns at cruising speed all day without a worry. But, with all the dumbasses on our lake, it's a matter of survival:smt009.
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I do the same thing. Run that puppy hard and when I'm about to make serious 90 or 180 degree turn I'll trim 'er down so I can dig in and lay down on the throttle.:grin::grin:

Not every bowrider can make turns like this boat. I like to get 'er on her side.:thumbsup:

JL
 
My 270 SLX won't make that maneuver. It has an Admiral on board. I owned the boat 3 years before I knew how fast it would go. Honest.

Dennis
 
270SLX said:
My 270 SLX won't make that maneuver. It has an Admiral on board. I owned the boat 3 years before I knew how fast it would go. Honest.

Dennis
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My boat's admiral has been well trained. I've even gotten her to quit giving me "THE LOOK" when I open the thru hull exhaust.:smt038
 
Not sure if most of you guys do your boating in protected/lake waters, but we do all of our boating in the ocean. Sometimes on a return trip, waves are 4-6 feet. If we know the seas will kick up like this, we try to stay close, but often end up dodging these waves anyway. I know that in rough waters, you should keep the bow down, to cut through the waves; however, this gets everyone on board SOAKED. Will we stay dry if we keep the bow UP, over the waves? Just looking for a little input.

When we're out in these conditions, I can't be bothered to experiment with the trim tabs... too dangerous to not pay attention.

Please nobody tell me that we should've gone for a Sundancer instead, because overall the layout of this boat is practical/perfect. After all, it's a boat... it's okay to get wet. :grin:

Anyway, just looking for some tips. Thanks! :thumbsup:
 
How many people in the boat? On Lake Michigan, the waves can get to 3-4 very quickly but they are much more of a chop than a swell like you get on the ocean. I try to get everybody in back and keep the drive trimmed down which causes the bow to ride high. Can't promise somebody still may not get wet but it works well until we get into calmer water.
 
250SLX said:
How many people in the boat? On Lake Michigan, the waves can get to 3-4 very quickly but they are much more of a chop than a swell like you get on the ocean. I try to get everybody in back and keep the drive trimmed down which causes the bow to ride high. Can't promise somebody still may not get wet but it works well until we get into calmer water.
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Thanks for the quick response. Regardless of the amount of people on board, most/all are bound to get wet on rough days. I also keep the drive all the way down in these conditions. The most common problem is that our most common routes are North/South, and the most common winds this summer have been East/West. So basically we get large waves coming over the port/starboard side bow, even when I try to cut them at a 45 degree angle. :smt009

This is quite the statement, but it seems as if we didn't get nearly as wet in our 220 Sundeck last season, in similar conditions. No trim tabs on that boat.
 
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