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| Author: | allenoutdoors [ Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | tabs/wedges |
how many of you guys have had to weld tabs/wedges under the bottom on the back of your rigs to keep them from porpoising?? and what did you use just a torque tab for a outboard cut in half ? thanks |
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| Author: | craig [ Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tabs/wedges |
Did you try moving some of your weight up forward towards the bow first? |
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| Author: | allenoutdoors [ Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tabs/wedges |
yes moving the weight helps a little had to have them welded under my old boat also but it was a foot shorter didnt want to do this one that way but looks like im gonna have to and my friend got basically the same rig and his does the same thing |
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| Author: | craig [ Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tabs/wedges |
Then yes I would start by having a torque tab welded to each side of the boat at the transom. That should solve your problem. |
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| Author: | rebbeer [ Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tabs/wedges |
I had them put on my gd 16x44 and it totally solved the problem. It also helped raise the back end of the boat when running at full speed. I believe Bayouboy also has them on his boat. It was from his post/report that I decided to go with them. |
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| Author: | LA Mudder [ Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tabs/wedges |
I know i don't have reverse but wouldn't they just dig into the mud too much with a GTR when in reverse? |
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| Author: | rebbeer [ Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tabs/wedges |
I don't have reverse either. But the wedges are small and I cannot tell the difference when poling backwards in the mud. |
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| Author: | craig [ Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tabs/wedges |
| Author: | Rail [ Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tabs/wedges |
I've got wedges on mine.. Had a set made and installed that were oversized then took the grinder to them to fine tune.. |
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| Author: | Crews [ Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tabs/wedges |
I had some on a godevil boat that worked like a champ. a little less than 1/2" tall, I made them out of angle. put them on with epoxy and try them out before you weld them on... |
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| Author: | bigdtex [ Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tabs/wedges |
| Author: | dog walker [ Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tabs/wedges |
I made some for a friend out of aluminum angle and while I was waiting for him to come get them I put them on a 16x48 that I had. I really did not think that I needed them it would only porpoise when the boat was completely empty with me standing as far back as I could. When I took it for a test run with a buddy of mine we got the best speeds that the hull had ever produced and it never bounced at all even with one man at a time. We even stood together as far back as we could and still could not get it to porpoise. The wedges never effected the performance while operating in reverse. |
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| Author: | bigdtex [ Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tabs/wedges |
My 1644 doesn't porpoise but the nose rides high in the water. I always thought if I could bring the nose down just a little I would get a better ride. |
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| Author: | caddobrook [ Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tabs/wedges |
Could someone post some pics of these? Would love to see some and how they were positioned, etc... THANKS! |
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| Author: | Crews [ Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tabs/wedges |
| Author: | JpEater [ Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tabs/wedges |
Here are my wedges on my Aucoin hull. |
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| Author: | caddobrook [ Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tabs/wedges |
Thanks for the pics. Glad I asked, that is not at all what I envisioned based on the comments.. Anyone else have any pics, would love to see what you have done.. |
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| Author: | RC [ Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tabs/wedges |
I think they were about 3" wide and 4.5" long, can't remember for sure. Ground them down to fine tune, with my normal running load distribution. Made one heck of a difference all around. First tried just welded beads on each corner, which does work, but killed my holeshot and top end. The wedges were one of the "little things" that helped run bumpin 40mph here and there. |
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| Author: | quackconsumer [ Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: tabs/wedges |
Wedges are not da solution to every boat. Rick welded two 3" beads on da bottom of mine at da back and it solved my problem. |
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