Thanks for the post and the numbers!! That's pretty darn good for a big single with 5 people on board. As far as Trim Tabs and constant adjustment . . . here's an email directly from Bill Potter (back in 2007?)
"Hi Tim,
Please tell Strick he has the best riding SeaCraft we ever built. It is not a boat for someone who doesn't know how or doesn't want to use trim tabs and the power trim of the IOs or outboards to get the most out of the hull design. The boat has the deepest V (25degrees) of any SeaCraft and, due to having no lifting strakes, it is more sensitive to "leaning" in cross winds and from weight shifts while on plane than other SeaCrafts and other deep Vs. BUT, it is like flying an aerobatic plane, if you know how to use the trim you can set that boat up to run through anything you have the nerve to be out in with remarkable comfort and safety. AND, because of the Variable Deadrise Hull design it is a very stable platform at rest or at trolling speeds. I wish we had a recording of the story a guy told us about his run from St Croix to St Thomas during a major hurricane flying through and off 25 ft and larger seas in the dark! Pigs don't fly!
Best regards,
Bill Potter
ps A SeaMark twin Fiberglass Bracket and properly positioned and operating trim tabs would be my recommendation unless he is going to go with a big single diesel duoprop stern drive or smaller twin duoprop sterndrives. ( Duoprops minimize torque roll)
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