by jacklake2003 » Sep 15, 2010 6:25 am
Just to add a little more about chine walking.... When I first got my VooDoo, I had no experience with any type of v pad/performance boat. I had been around boats all my life, but nothing with any real speed. My assumtion was that I could slowly advance the throttle until I reached full speed. However, I would get to about 45 and this unusal (at the time) chine walk would kick in and I would have to back off. I did that for the whole summer. I talked to one guy at the lake that was into performance boats and he said, "just drive through it, it will go away once you get a little faster." I tried that a few times and "chickened out". Looking back now, if I would of taken his advise, I would of more than likly destroyed my boat and possible myself! Thank GOD I didn't listen to him. What it took for me was learning to control the chine walk at it's onset and slowly progressing in speed from there. The "controlling" of chine walk is the almost rhythmic and slight corrections in steering, opposite of the direction of list. After being comfortable doing that at 45mph, I slowly increased the speed until I reached top speed in the boat. Good luck, just take you're time and "practice."
-Chris
Just to add a little more about chine walking.... When I first got my VooDoo, I had no experience with any type of v pad/performance boat. I had been around boats all my life, but nothing with any real speed. My assumtion was that I could slowly advance the throttle until I reached full speed. However, I would get to about 45 and this unusal (at the time) chine walk would kick in and I would have to back off. I did that for the whole summer. I talked to one guy at the lake that was into performance boats and he said, "just drive through it, it will go away once you get a little faster." I tried that a few times and "chickened out". Looking back now, if I would of taken his advise, I would of more than likly destroyed my boat and possible myself! Thank GOD I didn't listen to him. What it took for me was learning to control the chine walk at it's onset and slowly progressing in speed from there. The "controlling" of chine walk is the almost rhythmic and slight corrections in steering, opposite of the direction of list. After being comfortable doing that at 45mph, I slowly increased the speed until I reached top speed in the boat. Good luck, just take you're time and "practice."
-Chris