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Pluck IT
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Joined: Sat Apr 16, 2011 11:55 am
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Location: Youngsville, LA
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 Prodrive boat owners? Has anyone cut the extra metal off in the back of the boat? If so how did it act after? I was considering cutting off the middle section and leaving the side areas about 6" on both sides. I know it probley acts as a trim tab would but wasnt sure if it has been done or not. seems like it would do even better in reverse if it wasn't holding so much water rite there. 
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18x54 ProDrive boat with 36 FPR ProDrive
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Will
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Re: Prodrive boat owners? Your not given it enough gas, the back of mine comes out of the water in reverse. 
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msm8281
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Location: New Iberia, La.
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Re: Prodrive boat owners?
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pooldoo73
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Joined: Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:47 pm
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Location: Plaquemine
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Re: Prodrive boat owners? Trim it off as u need. Not gonna make much difference. U need to give it a lil more gas in reverse.
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Pluck IT
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Location: Youngsville, LA
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Re: Prodrive boat owners? so I guess the verdict is not ragging it enough in reverse well I was just wondering. If I decide to get a wild hair I may cut out the middle section. let yall know if i do.
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pooldoo73
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Location: Plaquemine
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Re: Prodrive boat owners? Pretty much. If you get in a place that u need to back out of, U likely need to put it to the limiter to get it moving backwards. At least that is my experience.
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mizzippi jb
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Joined: Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:53 pm
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Location: The duck Mecca called Ga!
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Re: Prodrive boat owners?
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HOTSAUCE170 wrote:
I've never gone to Seminole for the amenities/luxury the two reasons I go down there are to kill shit and get fucked up with like minded individuals aka OG'S. If you want to swirl wine and stay in a room where politics and investment diversity are discussed (with no roaches) lake lanier is near Atlanta. If you wanna have an awesome time and maybe stay in a room where children were conceived on one side and someone got stabbed over an 8-ball on the other come on down I got a can of raid. 
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Pluck IT
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Re: Prodrive boat owners? I agree and do give it the juice when needed I was just thinking that the lip on back holds a lot of water causing drag. I get out of tough spots. was just thinking about reducing some of that drag.
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Will
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Re: Prodrive boat owners? I bent mine up by accident and it had a jet of water coming up in that spot that was hitting the front of the motor and splashing back. I had to straighten it back so I wonder what would happen if you removed a bigger section? I think you would get a rise in the water at the prop and mess with the motor pitch when your on plane.
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mizzippi jb
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Location: The duck Mecca called Ga!
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Re: Prodrive boat owners? does the back of a pd boat have a little shelf like a big trim tab or something? My boat has a cut transom, really helps in reverse. Its like a little mini rake. Some folks say it hurts performance with the PD motor, but I can't see much in the way of hindering it.
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HOTSAUCE170 wrote:
I've never gone to Seminole for the amenities/luxury the two reasons I go down there are to kill shit and get fucked up with like minded individuals aka OG'S. If you want to swirl wine and stay in a room where politics and investment diversity are discussed (with no roaches) lake lanier is near Atlanta. If you wanna have an awesome time and maybe stay in a room where children were conceived on one side and someone got stabbed over an 8-ball on the other come on down I got a can of raid.
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Pluck IT
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Re: Prodrive boat owners? yea it has shelf on the back that just collects water, but I can also see it as a long trim tab. My buddy has the mini rake you talk about around his whole boat and cuts just rediculous doughnuts with his PD, but with the back raked like that he gets on step in reverse no problem and he is a big fella in the back of the boat. I can see where it could mess with the way the boat planes out or the torque from the motor that is why I got on here to ask it it has been done yet. Its alot easier to take that lip off than put it back
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POKER1
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Re: Prodrive boat owners?
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mizzippi jb
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Re: Prodrive boat owners?
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HOTSAUCE170 wrote:
I've never gone to Seminole for the amenities/luxury the two reasons I go down there are to kill shit and get fucked up with like minded individuals aka OG'S. If you want to swirl wine and stay in a room where politics and investment diversity are discussed (with no roaches) lake lanier is near Atlanta. If you wanna have an awesome time and maybe stay in a room where children were conceived on one side and someone got stabbed over an 8-ball on the other come on down I got a can of raid.
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