Never had this issue with our tournament ski boats but: our 23' walkaround fishing boat need the tabs down to get on plane. Boat weighs probably 4600-5000 lb loaded up. Has a 200hp outboard (single). Tops out around 41 mph. Won't plane, or takes extremely long to get on plane unless the trim...
We've got a vertical type windlass. Pulls up the chain fine, but the rode is slipping on the gypsy/reel. Current rode is 1/2" conventional braid. Would changing to an 8-plait rode solve this?
Greetings,
Just found this forum, and have a few questions.
We recently bought a used 1997 Wellcraft Excel 23WA, with Evinrude 200. I've had a couple of inboard tournament ski boats, and several sail boats. This is our first "fishing boat". (It did not come with any owners manuals)
Would...