Boat Driving Skills

mellow24 · Outlaw Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 134 City: Tampa Bay Area

ok so I had two drivers one was great, one moved and the other for some reason actually had a decline in his skill, sooo I added perfect pass, which can be done within reason if you look into it, soo anyways now every ride is like the last, has the new paddle wheel so it is directly off the speed, and lately it has worked out great for wakesurfing!

Needless to say it is a positive addition and adds to the boat as well.

Mullet Man · Outlaw Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 132 City: SoCal

My brother sucked so bad that I was about to replace him as the driver with my dog. But then we got a boat with perfect pass and now he is great. He jsut has topoint the boat and keep it straight. I also had to enforce the "No Body Talks To The Driver" rule.

darty · Addict Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 522 City: Lexington

i've found that most people adjust the throttle too much when they're trying to change speeds...may not be because they're talking at all. If the person driving isn't relaxed then the speeds are goin' to be all over the place, but if they relax, and hold the throttle w/ maybe their first 2 fingers and their thumb, its easier to hold speed. some boats are harder than others to hold speed in too... just some thoughts tho

darty

Fishmaster · Posted: Mar 20, 2003 7:39 am Post subject:

Not sure if the prop would make any difference on an inboard, but "Outboard Boy" here has a 5 blade ski prop on my outboard and it holds steady speed quite well. With a 3 blade it's much harder to hold a constant speed. Naturally operator error is the problem in both cases.

Bill

Nathan Newman · Addict Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 711 City: Baylor

I practically give people a course to take before they drive my boat. I also make sure that if good drivers are not available, we won't even go. Can't afford the risk
I AM THE BEST DRIVER IN THE WORLD I SHOULD GET A BLUE RIBBON FOR BEING A GOOD DRIVER!!!