Hey Guys,
I just bought a brand new 2005 Speedster 200 with the twin 185 HP motors and I am having problems with it. As soon as I take off it starts porpoising. Weight, wind speed, boat speed, engine rpm and wave heights has no affct on reducing or increasing the amount of porpoising. Once it is porpoising the only way to stop the problem is to drop it off the plane. This is a very serious problem for a new product.
Has anyone encounted this before??
If so how did they overcome this problem??
Thanks
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Posted 21 August 2005 - 09:43 PM
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Posted 21 August 2005 - 10:37 PM
I have found that the Speedster 200 is sensitive to weight distribution.Moving weight forward toward the bow can eliminate porpoising,moving weight toward the stern increases top speed.Running the boat with a bimini top in the up position increases porpoising.An easy way to stop the porpoising is to turn the boat off course and then back on course.This can work very well every 10-15 minutes.I have found that the porpoising comes from variables in wind, tide and weight distribution and boat speed.Some days we experience porpoising and other days not.I hope this might help.Hey Guys,
I just bought a brand new 2005 Speedster 200 with the twin 185 HP motors and I am having problems with it. As soon as I take off it starts porpoising. Weight, wind speed, boat speed, engine rpm and wave heights has no affct on reducing or increasing the amount of porpoising. Once it is porpoising the only way to stop the problem is to drop it off the plane. This is a very serious problem for a new product.
Has anyone encounted this before??
If so how did they overcome this problem??
Thanks
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Posted 23 August 2005 - 06:36 AM
having a pump wedge fitted can drop the bow and alleviate porpoissing - not the solution you want to hear on a brand new boat i suspect - if it was me i would put alot of anchor chain in the bow locker.
The boat that just passed you was a seadoooooooooooo.
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Posted 06 September 2005 - 01:30 AM
Did you get the problem under contol?Hey Guys,
I just bought a brand new 2005 Speedster 200 with the twin 185 HP motors and I am having problems with it. As soon as I take off it starts porpoising. Weight, wind speed, boat speed, engine rpm and wave heights has no affct on reducing or increasing the amount of porpoising. Once it is porpoising the only way to stop the problem is to drop it off the plane. This is a very serious problem for a new product.
Has anyone encounted this before??
If so how did they overcome this problem??
Thanks
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Posted 06 September 2005 - 08:42 AM
Where can I get the pump wedge????... I have only seen pump wedges that angle the nozzle up.... I need one to angle the nozzle's down cause mine porpuses as well unless you have 2 people sitting in the fronthaving a pump wedge fitted can drop the bow and alleviate porpoissing - not the solution you want to hear on a brand new boat i suspect - if it was me i would put alot of anchor chain in the bow locker.
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Posted 09 September 2005 - 03:43 AM
check out riva-racing or dales jet sports for the latest stage 1 & 2 kits for seadoos -
The boat that just passed you was a seadoooooooooooo.
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Posted 09 September 2005 - 03:44 AM
just a thought - does it porpoise on flat water? or is it just when a little swell is running?
The boat that just passed you was a seadoooooooooooo.
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