The Truth about steps?
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Originally Posted by jpclear
I believe it to be a matter of priorities. If top end is your top concern then a PROPERLY SET-UP stepped hull will give you the advantage there. But for a good family ride where comfort, handling, and safety are a high concern, I would have to lean toward the no step, no pad hull. --- Jer
In other words, get a cat.
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Re: The Truth about steps?
todays stepped boats are faster, turn better and go faster in rougher water that the boats did 5 years ago....let alone 10 or 15 years back! it's about the same logic when people think a v is faster in the rough than a cat.
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Not to get off track on this thread, but what's the issue with padded bottoms? I have never heard that before, and I have never had a problem with my boat. I have a 37 Baja with a pad. Handles great!!!
Maybe because its so heavy and slow. I would imagine that if it was lighter and faster, the boat would be on the pad, and only on the pad. Is that the issue?
Maybe because its so heavy and slow. I would imagine that if it was lighter and faster, the boat would be on the pad, and only on the pad. Is that the issue?
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Originally Posted by BajaIceBreaker
Not to get off track on this thread, but what's the issue with padded bottoms? I have never heard that before, and I have never had a problem with my boat. I have a 37 Baja with a pad. Handles great!!!
Maybe because its so heavy and slow. I would imagine that if it was lighter and faster, the boat would be on the pad, and only on the pad. Is that the issue?
Maybe because its so heavy and slow. I would imagine that if it was lighter and faster, the boat would be on the pad, and only on the pad. Is that the issue?
Uhh? A Baja with a Pad??? Maybe they did in the vintage Hulls? Are We talking about the same thing?
Have a look:
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Here is my take...
It's not just the STEPS but rather a combination of changes vs. Old School:
Steps..(how many and design that entraps air etc)..pad...x-dimension height increased....weight reduction....staggered engines/balance....more efficient drives and props...reduced freeboard....beak for aerodynamics
..the above combo can give a great straight line boat...and watch the h*ll out during turns...last summer going 95mph with a friend I learned how to swim in a hurry...he took a turn a bit too fast
It's not just the STEPS but rather a combination of changes vs. Old School:
Steps..(how many and design that entraps air etc)..pad...x-dimension height increased....weight reduction....staggered engines/balance....more efficient drives and props...reduced freeboard....beak for aerodynamics
..the above combo can give a great straight line boat...and watch the h*ll out during turns...last summer going 95mph with a friend I learned how to swim in a hurry...he took a turn a bit too fast
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hydro...again modern day boats are not only better going straight line, they turn WAY better than older conventional hulls too.
hydro, you got ejected at 95mph! wow most would not be alive....what boat was this? how much damage was done?
hydro, you got ejected at 95mph! wow most would not be alive....what boat was this? how much damage was done?
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Hell, you haven't even begun to have fun till you take that unexpected swim at 90+. Try it upside-down and backward with an open cockpit when your helmet buckets and try's to rip your freaking head off. Now that's REAL fun. And the boat WAS destroyed! --- Jer
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Just a question . . . . I read about a lot of different step-hulls spinning out, but very few seem to be Fountains.
Is this correct ?
Is this correct ?
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Re: The Truth about steps?
Originally Posted by JS232
Uhh? A Baja with a Pad??? Maybe they did in the vintage Hulls? Are We talking about the same thing?
Have a look:
Have a look: