shallow water

Tiwi Storm · Post by **Tiwi Storm** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 8:56 am

whats the shallowest water ya can go through before coming to strife?
or having to lift the motor up to shallow drive? (no power trim and tilt)

I've gone through about 0.8m, but don't know how much less than that i can go

it's a 4.29m

landlocked · Post by **landlocked** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:04 am

my starfish starts clenching when the sounder starts showing 0.5 0.6 m
you should have no dramas at 0.8, keep her wide open the faster you go the shallower you can go, lol cheers.
4.5 poly 50hp suzuki.

Tiwi Storm · Post by **Tiwi Storm** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:27 am

thanks landlocked ...
full noise it is then

BarraBeast · Post by **BarraBeast** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:35 am

yes the sphincter goes to defcon 1(maximum readiness) when my sounder says .4m. But i can push along off the plane idling and just scrapping the mud/sand when it reads .3.

If I put a heavy object(I'm refering to you Shallow Drive, aka Flynn) on the nose I can just get along at .2 of a metre. Lucky I have that stainless Mud Prop' installed!

If I knew the bottom was flat I'd be happy to stay on the plane in .3-.4

pagey · Post by **pagey** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 8:59 pm

my old 4.35 hornet 40hp yammie was good for 0.3m flashing on the sounder at fully noise. tested and proven at the east alligator and i knew i had no dramas as i was following a 580 top ender with a 115hp. if he could make it i could

mind you i was holding on tight for that inevitable dead stop that occurs when you hit something at speed. like the sand bar at browns creek

2rods · Post by **2rods** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:02 pm

BarraBeast wrote: If I put a heavy object(I'm refering to you Shallow Drive, aka Flynn) on the nose I can just get along at .2 of a metre. Lucky I have that stainless Mud Prop' installed!

If I knew the bottom was flat I'd be happy to stay on the plane in .3-.4

BB If I was with you would that make your boat a hovercraft???

the silver slapper is good for about 600mm then it turns into a stumpjump plough....

2rods

Jimstuch · Post by **Jimstuch** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 1:04 pm

my mate's nomad 445 gets by in .4 flat out.. we did have a particularly hairy experience coming back into dinah beach at night.. pitch black, no spottie (was left in the car) and .2 on the sounder! solution: dock at fishermen's wharf, call the missus to bring down supplies (what a woman), and head back out again!

Tiwi Storm · Post by **Tiwi Storm** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 1:43 pm

thanks for the replys.
will be a little more comfortable now