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Old 06-02-2005, 01:40 PM
mbenzing mbenzing is offline
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Default Re: Sweet 23' on THT

Hey guys, just registered at the sight. I am the guy that bought this rig. I too had concerns that she would be underpowered, and even made an appointment to change her out to Zuke 140's.
I splashed her this past weekend in Stone Harbor, NJ and had a captain buddy of mine run the boat with me for her (my) maiden voyage. This is my first boat and wanted instruction and a check ride. We ran the boat offshore from Stone Harbor to Cape May (approx. 18 miles) and she did great. WOT is more like 40 unless you trim her perfectly but we cruised at 29 knots the whole trip. She gets on plane nicely and the captain (who had serious doubts about the power before riding her) thought the boat was perfectly outfitted. He advised me to not change a thing. Of course more power is always desirable, but I don't think she is underpowered by any stretch. Plus, for my means I spent enough on the boat and upgraded electronics and I don't think there is many times that I could run her offshore at more than 29 knots anyway.

Martin
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