Little boats in Rough Water - VIDEO

**home made tunnel** · 08-12-2018, 10:48 AM

Hey all -
So we took my dad's brand new whaler restoration out for it's maiden voyage earlier this week, and it was a little sloppy out int he bay. I had never taken my tunnel hull in choppy water before but WOW did it handle well!
With a 21p prop, and about 5000-5200 rpm it was going about 50 in the slop.
The prop shaft is even with the bottom of the sponsons, and I definately need to raise it up some.
Anyway - Just a little 13' boat playing in some slop - - - Enjoy.
PS - none of these videos were of the 50+mph run - I didn't get that balsy until the end of the afternoon. I may have gone 65+ upwards around 5500-5600rpm.
The RPMs were all over as I was jumping out of the water and all.

Anyway - enjoy...

**FMP** · 08-12-2018, 12:29 PM

Cool

So much for the naysayers that it's too stern heavy, won't layout.

**flabum1017** · 08-12-2018, 12:59 PM

I bet that tunnel had a way better ride than the "slapper" (boston whaler)

**Capt.Insane-o** · 08-12-2018, 06:02 PM

What motor is on the kidney bleeder?

**Bodhi** · 08-12-2018, 06:16 PM

Nice
Even a choppy day on the water is better than a good day at work

**Instigator** · 08-12-2018, 06:43 PM

Boat looks great!

**Velocity72** · 08-12-2018, 07:49 PM

Looks great! How does it settle down, coming off plane?

**Euroski** · 08-12-2018, 08:43 PM

Does well..

**home made tunnel** · 08-12-2018, 11:31 PM

Originally Posted by flabum1017

I bet that tunnel had a way better ride than the "slapper" (boston whaler)

lol yes it did! It ate up the slop. Surprisingly for a 13’6” Boat. It does have an 8” deep tunnel though.

Originally Posted by Capt.Insane-o

What motor is on the kidney bleeder?

lol kidney bleeder, the whaler? She’s a 1969 13’ with a 1999 Force 50hp.
Mine has a 115 ProXS

Originally Posted by Velocity72

Looks great! How does it settle down, coming off plane?

she belly flops after popping up, then torques and twists to the left side until it starts to ride up on the pads. She’s starting to boogey

**home made tunnel** · 08-12-2018, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by FMP

Cool

So much for the naysayers that it's too stern heavy, won't layout.

Lol yup. She floats at least! Less water in my back end than dads whaler!

**Trimmed Out15** · 08-13-2018, 10:38 AM

Awesome boat and build, what prop are you running

**FMP** · 08-13-2018, 02:31 PM

Hang the triple on the whaler

**home made tunnel** · 08-13-2018, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Trimmed Out15

Awesome boat and build, what prop are you running

A free one I had lying around. mercury black max 21p

Originally Posted by FMP

Hang the triple on the whaler

i literally think it would sink it lol very low freeboard in the back

**flabum1017** · 08-13-2018, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by home made tunnel

i literally think it would sink it lol very low freeboard in the back

It's a Boston Whaler.... It's UNSINKABLE LMFAO

**FMP** · 08-14-2018, 08:50 AM

If it starts to take on water, you're not going fast enough.
The tunnel, so prop choice and adjusting height, weight still to come on a less choppy day?