update on my persuader thoughts

[plastic1]

well guys, I am glad to say it is time for me to eat some crow. I have made other posts about my dissatisfaction with my persuader and the porpoising and further awful ride in lightly rough water. I added 11"x12" tabs this week and got it out this weekend. ran it a few hours Sat. and four or five this morning. the tabs make this boat an absolute pleasure to drive in just about any water. I am happy to say what I like best is with the tabs in I can drive it through the rough stuff at about 35 mph and not mess with the throttle. its a smooth ride as long as you are willing to drive the boat a bit. even with the tabs down to keep the bow down I can still trim the drive minimally and it is enough to get the boat up on the pad and go. like I said its a small boat so it needs to be driven but the tabs make the boat a completely different animal and I think the performance is so much better I cant believe they were not factory installed. maybe the lack of tabs contrubuted to this boat being thirteen years old with 132 hours on it when I bought it. if it is, good for me, cuz I will be keeping it! to make the whole thing even better I found a NEW set of tabs and was able to buy them with shipping for under $250.00, best couple hundred bucks I ever spent!

 

[sclemons]

congrat's plastic

 

[plastic1]

congrat's plastic

now I am just going to need someone to show me how to make the blower fit

feel free to share photos of your boat with me anytime you would like! I'll gladly pm you my email address.

 

[sclemons]

i'll post some for you soon

 

[Rob B]

I've got 8"x12" tabs on the Enforcer, just from running today I don't get the porpoising like I did in the pulse 170 at low speeds.

 

[sclemons]

the tabs on my persuader are 12" x 15"
here are a few pics for you plastic
the pic of the motor is while it was on the dyno

 

[winter]

Good deal! Glad yer keepin' her!