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Old 02-13-2005, 12:36 PM
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It's not really rock science, more like acquired feel... Adjust your trim for the max speed (lowest fuel burn) for those running condations and that RPM "after" the boat is on a plane. If the seas states are rough, then lower the bow to smooth out the ride (if needed) usually little touchs on the buttons is all that is needed, make a little change and watch the gauges to get her dialed in. I have a trim guage on my 190 Bay along with the full Honda digtal engine mangement gauges (nice toys) and the guages make it nice to take a quick glance or to use as a reference point for future runs. The more time you spend with your rig, the better you will get a feel for how it best performs under all types of running condations...

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