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I have a new Eyra with 250 Pro XS and 8″ Detwiller Plate, along with that I have a 26p Fury. How to i get this thing to go fast and smooth, i seem to be chine walking really bad around 70 and I know it can go much faster than that. So what is the best setup? My jackplate is hydraulic also.Thanks Guys
Also note that BCB hulls like the engine lower in the water and not up high, which is easily too high on a Hydraulic Plate.
Got the same 2012 rig in my garage. Congratulations! Had several boats in the past but this one is one bad Cat— with a personality. Still pretty new, only bout 10 hours on it. This is what I notice that seems a little different bout the Eyra, hope it helps a little. Likes to run the fury prop a little deep. Get the jack plate too high and you will know it with too much steering torque. I start deep at launch and raise jack plate till I feel torque on steering wheel when its aired out. Runs flat and doesnt bow lift as much as some others. Try to get more lift and you will just throw a rooster tail. Load your heavy stuff and fat friend on the left side. Keep your left gas tank full and run the right tank low. Needs frequent driver input over 65 mph, always correct left to keep it up there and balanced. If she walks to the right, you was a little late on input-dont get scared and back off throttle, trim down a couple ticks and she will calm down. Then start over. My Eyra seems to handle mild boat wake better with a couple ticks down rather than back off throttle. Watch the video mentioned above, good boat control-however I give more frequent and smaller inputs-always left. The Eyra will speak to you what she wants, kinda like havin a wife. Pretty new here, if someone else can give better advice I am all ears. Thanks for the read.
Seat time!! This applies to all BCB models from what Ive read…especially the faster ones. I read on here a couple yrs back that it takes about a years worth of seat time to drive fairly well. I laughed, and a year later I couldnt believe how much Id learned. Have fun learning! My personal advice is a pfd/kill switch always!! The learning curve at 70++ mph is pretty steep and comes quickly. Just my two bits
I have the same boat, only with the 250 SHO. Honestly, this boat seems easier to drive than my previous Pumas and Puma FTD. I can run the boat 70-72 with almost zero driver input and then very little required at higher speeds. I have run my plate in various positions on the gauge, but it seems to run best at 1/4 to 1/2 way up on the detwiler gauge. Im also getting a better holeshot with the plate a bit higher versus all the way down. As others have mentioned, be patient and learn the personality of the boat so you can gradually build confidence and understand the performance characteristics. You will enjoy the boat as it is different flavor than the other 20-footers. Best of luck…Ben
Dont “drive through” chine walk. I think what gchangler means is get to the point where you dont let it happen in the first place. Some drivers that dont have the experience with fast rigs think when someone says drive through chine walk, that means at some point it goes away by going faster and more trim. If you cant keep your boat from starting to chine walk chances are slim you will be able to stop it once it gets going. Once you get the feel of it it becomes second nature. Its a similar feeling to when you start riding a bike and you wobble and over correct steering. Once you get the feel of the bike that doesnt happen anymore. Find yourself a big smooth lake where you can run the boat. when you feel the front start to hunt to the right you can put it in a very slight turn to the left. That way you can feel whats going on. The key is to feel what happens right before it starts hunting so you can stop it. Soon you wont know it is doing it.
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