new here, what ya think of the boat and rooster tail?

[Top Gun]

1988 Starliner openbow
V6 225+hp

 

[Top Gun]

1988 Starliner openbow
V6 225+hp

 

[Chris]

I like 'em both.

Welcome to the board!

 

[illMATTic]

he he he thats good.

 

[illMATTic]

also i think.....warm motor?

 

[175checkmate]

Welcome to the board. There is nothing like throwing a good rooster now and then.

 

[Top Gun]

throwing a rooster tail now and then? that's all the time.

 

[jgreen]

Aint it fun?!

 

[175checkmate]

If that is all the time, then there is more speed in that rig.

 

[Top Gun]

so your saying no rooster tail = more speed?
With the rooster tail 70mph
motor trimed down (no rooster tail) 65mph

 

[tcob]

i'm not an outboard guy , but that don't totally make sense.how about just a minute amount of tail ,so that you are using more of the thrust to move you foward than just blowing it in the air. have you tried to prove/disprove this while using gps ?

 

[Top Gun]

that's what I mean. If I run no tail at all the boat sits lower in the water, but with about 2 foot of tail it runs faster because less boat is in the water.

The 15-20 foot tail is all show and lots of fun.

 

[checki]

Hey Guys
What is a rooster tail ?
My technical english it not the best.

Thanks Hubert from Germany w.f.g.

 

[ncst8er]

First off, Hubert, a rooster tail is that fan of water being thrown up by the engine behind the boat in the photos above (looks kind of like the profile of a rooster's tail). With regards to the statement of more speed in the boat, I think what 175checkmate means is that either 1) the trim is too high for maximum speed with your current setup or 2) the boat needs more engine setback so that it doesn't need so much trim to carry the bow. Either way a high rooster tail is wasted energy (that could be used to push the boat faster) compared to a boat with proper setup & trim. Since Checkmates are typically heavier boats that need a good bit of setback to lift the bow without excessive trim, it's probably the later. Mine has 8" of setback and it still throws a pretty good rooster tail (it does look cool though). It probably needs about 15" (Starliners probably need a similar amount of setback to get best speed with neutral trim, in fact an open bow is probably more nose heavy).

 

[captainmorgan]

wish i could post pic

ide show you how my 75 4stroke throws the nuclear rooster.