Just curious.........

[Anonymous]

Rick,  That's no real problem.  You jump in the water with you innertube & camera and your wife runs the boat by you at WOT.

That'll work, won't it?

[JimCt]

OOPS! forgot to log in...

[RickK]

Rick,  That's no real problem.  You jump in the water with you innertube & camera and your wife runs the boat by you at WOT.

That'll work, won't it?

Boy, that'll be payback time   (Besides, I've seen her drive - I'll pass.)

[Miguel]

In reading over the 170 posts & hearing about different configurations, maybe we should develop a single photo album dedicated to the 170's & 175's. This might be a good "One-Stop" resource for comparing modifications (tabs, splash boards, mechanicals, tanks) & seeing the changes AS made over the years. As things are organised right now, 170's are scattered all over among various member galleries & posts.

I suggested this idea on one of my first posts..... However, it was disregarded.  Maybe we shall team up and make our voices be heard.  
Something the 19-6 owners won´t be able to do... Maybe it´ll sound more like a whisper...[/quote]

[Bluesbrother]

Ah, starting to get numbers....I bet the 19-6 has many different lay outs, wasn't it the longest produced AS model ?

[Miguel]

Hello......
Hey, DoOver:  What performance are you getting with that 140HP hanging on the transom?  Are you doing anything above 45mph?  I´ve always tought that the 170 hull has a terminal speed of about 40mph, above which only enormous increases in HP will make noticable increases in mph.....Than again, a very large engine will make our boat sit with the stern ridiculously  close to the waterline.......
JimCT:  My trim tab project is not a project yet.  Boating budget is somewhat contrained due to my our child....Form some reason my wife thinks that diapers and baby formula are more important than a couple of sheet metal thingies hanging off the back of the boat.......Just kidding..  I agree with her on that one!!

[JimCt]

Miguel,  I hear you... There's always a piority list.   Many times a delay in doing a project is good; like finding a good deal on the tabs you want.

[Mr. Osprey]

I second JimCT. Showing pictures of Aquasports in motion would/could be of great help to others. I also agree with Miguel in terms that it is pretty cool to see other forum memebers boats to see what other poeple have as setups. I try to post some pics of my Osprey soon but be warned, it ain't pretty right now since I'm in the middle of doing work on it.

[gchop]

I am in, will attempt to post pics of my boat ( under reconstruction) soon!

[JimCt]

Perhaps best way to do the pictures archive would be to have Captain set up headers in the Photo Gallery.  Headers would be named 165, 170, 175 and so on for all the hulls.  Each of us can then toss our pictures in based on what we've got, or pictures of other AS's we see in out travels.  Obviously this won't take the place of the Member Galleries but will make it easier & faster to see who's got what.  Also a good research tool.  Maybe Steved's got some ideas on this...

Right now Captain & Mrs. Captain are having a baby, I think; haven't seen him around lately.  Is somone else authorised to decide on this and able to create the categories in the Gallery?  Maybe Wilson??

Please kick in any & all ideas on this.

[DoOver]

Hello......
Hey, DoOver:  What performance are you getting with that 140HP hanging on the transom?  Are you doing anything above 45mph?  I´ve always tought that the 170 hull has a terminal speed of about 40mph, above which only enormous increases in HP will make noticable increases in mph.....Than again, a very large engine will make our boat sit with the stern ridiculously  close to the waterline.......
JimCT:  My trim tab project is not a project yet.  Boating budget is somewhat contrained due to my our child....Form some reason my wife thinks that diapers and baby formula are more important than a couple of sheet metal thingies hanging off the back of the boat.......Just kidding..  I agree with her on that one!!

 

Hey Miguel,
  The best I ever did on a windless, smooth as glass night was 39.8 on my GPS. Two people on board. I don't have a tach so I'm not sure if I have the right prop, but, with out a GPS, you would swear you where going 60 mph!!! I don't have a digi camera so I don't have any in water photo's. But come spring I'll get some up and running. 40 degrees tonight seems like springs right around the corner. Brian

[RickK]

Hey JimCT, now that DoOver is aboard you can compare boats and see if you really have a 72 (in the spring though).

[RickK]

I´ve always tought that the 170 hull has a terminal speed of about 40mph, above which only enormous increases in HP will make noticable increases in mph.....Than again, a very large engine will make our boat sit with the stern ridiculously  close to the waterline.......

The best I ever did on a windless, smooth as glass night was 39.8 on my GPS. Two people on board. Brian

Last week, after I installed my new Garmin 188C, I was out alone to check it out (has WAY more to it than I'll ever use) and after tweaking the trim the best I could get was 39.9mph out of my 115 Johnson.  Could not hit/break the 40 barrier no matter what I did, just started porpoising.  Just got the stabilizer plate in yesterday.  Says it will, among other things, improve speed. Will let you know.

[JimCt]

With the 75 Merc I top out at ~32 (GPS).  On a glassy surface, that's fine, but most of the time I'm at 50% - 80% throttle.  WOT speed is just too much, even at my slower top speed, for me to feel comfortable... or safe.

Ride is one thing but spotting & avoiding floating objects is of greatest concern.  Up here, after the spring freshets in the river, there's frequent floating trash; logs, branches & various bits & pieces.  Some logs which come down the river and get into Long Island Sound are BIG and just barely afloat.  Hit one of those puppies and the day is done.

DoOver, if you still have your builder's plate on the 170, what's your S/N?  Also, where's your fuel tank located?

[Mr. Osprey]

With my 84' 75hp Merc, I topped out at 29.9 MPH with the  trim slightly tilted up. Like JimCT, I too only go 50-80% because going WOT all the time is unhealthy for the motor.