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Old 05-23-2019, 05:58 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by ishoot308 View Post
Nope...just the opposite..."Bow Down (trim down), Slow Down". There is no sense exposing the bottom hull of your boat to oncoming smashing waves. With the bow down you hull is doing what it was designed to do...displace the oncoming waves with the V nose of the hull... Unless of course your in a pontoon boat then things are totally different!

Dan
Yup...coming under the Gov Is bridge yesterday into what must have been 15-20 knot winds, the rollers were blowing in from Meredith. I’m my tritoon I trim up to bring the bow(s) up and maintain 10 mph for a smooth ride with no splash.
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