Hi All,
This past Saturday I ventured from Annapolis to Oxford on the Chesapeake Bay in a small craft warning. I did this to learn more about the handling capabilities of my CD25 and to improve my skills.
On the way down to Oxford I was going into a pretty rough two foot chop. I was able to stay on plane at about 12-15 knots with the the trim tabs and engine trimmed all the way down. There was some pounding but not a lot. On the way back to Annapolis I was going with the wind in what had changed to fairly close together three foot choppy swells. This time I found I was able to also go about 12-15 knots by staying on top of the waves with the trim tabs all the way up and the engine trimmed in the middle. The only thing I noticed was that the rpms seemed to vary from 4000 to almost 5000 depending on whether I was going up or down a wave.
I felt this time on the water provided a very valuable learning experience. I never felt unsafe and have grown to appreciate my CD25 even more.
Thanks, Dick
This past Saturday I ventured from Annapolis to Oxford on the Chesapeake Bay in a small craft warning. I did this to learn more about the handling capabilities of my CD25 and to improve my skills.
On the way down to Oxford I was going into a pretty rough two foot chop. I was able to stay on plane at about 12-15 knots with the the trim tabs and engine trimmed all the way down. There was some pounding but not a lot. On the way back to Annapolis I was going with the wind in what had changed to fairly close together three foot choppy swells. This time I found I was able to also go about 12-15 knots by staying on top of the waves with the trim tabs all the way up and the engine trimmed in the middle. The only thing I noticed was that the rpms seemed to vary from 4000 to almost 5000 depending on whether I was going up or down a wave.
I felt this time on the water provided a very valuable learning experience. I never felt unsafe and have grown to appreciate my CD25 even more.
Thanks, Dick