The boat also doubles as a high speed shower!

On my way in on Sunday I had the speedo pegged and I guess it had too much pressure. The hose ended up busting off the back of the guage and spraying water all over me and under the console. I could not figure out what the heck was going on. So I just kept on driving and asked Kirk what the deal was. Pretty dang funny. I thought it was moisture build up like the jets get when they come out of mach.

I was soaked anyhow.

Mike

And the fish are not biting on just about anything. I have a whole list of things that I could not get any to hit. Thanks for the help Kirk.

As long as it doesn't rip your clothes off while your running and leave you in your pink thonge.....

This is a very common occurance on all boat brands.  What good is a speedo anyway? ???  They are not accurate by any strech of imagination.   
Pinch the hose off, rely on your GPS if you must know how fast you are going, remove the speedo gage from the dash, save a little bit of money, and purchase a Lowranace 1440 flasher for  intallation in the speedo hole.   Now you have a flasher that you can watch for sudden bottom changes at those high speeds you were running at, but never knew exactly how fast.   On top of that, you have a backup water temp indicator built in to the face of the flasher.

Smitty

Yeah then the whole would have just fell apart referring back to your post on insurance...Wrong answer Baker...

Steve,

Yes they take great care in their transoms and electrical. They just don't put cheesy jack plates that aren't made for that boat and weren't designed right from the get go.
Russ

Just got back from Potholes and you will not be dissapointed.......between me and Bill B. we got no less than 150 fish in three days with at least 70 of those being keepers..........unfortunately you will have to wait till next Sunday afternoon to find out where we fished!

he he he he he.....

A flasher will not do me a lot of good at 80 mph. By the time that thing flashes 1 foot or less I would have sliced the lower unit off and probably grenaded the transom. I guess I could have said " I should have seen it coming".

I think I am going to call Stratos and see if they have one that goes higher. I got the hose put on it, and it worked for awhile. Then It buried itself at 80 and finally flipped over to 15 and never worked again. Why do they put such a small speedo on a boat they say goes mid 80's?



Great seeing everyone out at the dunes. That is what it is all about. Kicking back on a dune with the guys and BSing about the morning. I always look forward to this time of year. This will be a great tourny.

Mike