bulletproof
10-08-2009, 11:12 PM
Hey guys, i have a great first post for ya!
I currently own a 1989 31' Cigarette Bullet and have owned it for 9 years. I have done alot to it through this time and really enjoy the boat. It started out as a stock power setup w/ twin 365 horse engines and a top speed of a little over 60mph. I am currently powering with twin 725 horse engines. the last setup i ran was in the 650 horse range and i saw 86mph top end. my problem is the handeling of this boat. at around 65mph with avg trim the boat will start to porpoise in smooth water and worsen as speed increases. the 86 mph speed came in relatively smooth water and the boat likes alot of positive trim. the higher i trimmed, the faster she went but also the more unstable. My new task is to blueprint the bottom of the hull which is a deep vee w/ a notched transom. the hull currently only has one set of strakes which are approx 18" in from the sides. the rest of the running surface is just smooth. there are some strakes on the front closer to the keel but they are real small and taper out before you even get to the running surface on plane. My hopes are to add a set of lifting strakes to the running surface to stabilize the boat and get it out of the water more to increase top speed without tons of trim. I would appreciate any help and advise i can get and i can take pictures of the hull for review.
Thanks
I currently own a 1989 31' Cigarette Bullet and have owned it for 9 years. I have done alot to it through this time and really enjoy the boat. It started out as a stock power setup w/ twin 365 horse engines and a top speed of a little over 60mph. I am currently powering with twin 725 horse engines. the last setup i ran was in the 650 horse range and i saw 86mph top end. my problem is the handeling of this boat. at around 65mph with avg trim the boat will start to porpoise in smooth water and worsen as speed increases. the 86 mph speed came in relatively smooth water and the boat likes alot of positive trim. the higher i trimmed, the faster she went but also the more unstable. My new task is to blueprint the bottom of the hull which is a deep vee w/ a notched transom. the hull currently only has one set of strakes which are approx 18" in from the sides. the rest of the running surface is just smooth. there are some strakes on the front closer to the keel but they are real small and taper out before you even get to the running surface on plane. My hopes are to add a set of lifting strakes to the running surface to stabilize the boat and get it out of the water more to increase top speed without tons of trim. I would appreciate any help and advise i can get and i can take pictures of the hull for review.
Thanks