shawnee83":19tao7da said:
You may want to just buy new pie plates as the bedding on mine was bad when I pulled hem up. They are only about $10 and it worth it just to put new ones in vs messing with the o rings. My rear hatch was warping some from stepping on it and age so I just replaced that too. It was only about $80. The bedding was shot on that as well. Fuel lines are just due on age but I listed as a suggestion and you can just do it when you get around to it. I raised my motor all the way up but have considered lowering it a hole but overall I’m happy. If yours is all the way down then maybe split the difference and put it in the middle and add the Permatrim. Do that before worrying about tabs and I think it will be good enough and call it done. The Permatrim will make a big difference and it should drop your plane speed to about 18, maybe a tad less? You will get lesss bow rise for sure when coming out of the hole with a Permatrim. First time in the pilot house with that bow rise and perception looking out the windscreen seemed very different to me, curious if you had the same experience? I love my 2120. I’ve had others and bigger but it’s just so versatile, especially when the weather is questionable. Also the coolest boat I’ve had when it’s hot. Love the shade in the heat and the warmth in the cold when you close it up. Did you buy it?
The bow up experience:
So this is a pretty good story. The seller and the surveyor seemed to be on the same team. Both were telling me how fast the boat was. 40+ MPH WOT. We go out for the sea trial and the seller hits it to get it up on plane. There are three of us in the cabin. One of us looks like a 350 pounder. A fourth is in the cockpit with his head in the cabin to listen in. So with all that weight forward of the center line, the thing got up on plane pretty quick. He has us in a little area where you can do circles in a 1/2 mile area. He shows us how fast it will go and how well the trim tabs level the boat. Then he gives up the helm and says "take it."
I get behind the wheel and just let it fast idle. The owner says "you can go ahead and hit it."
I say "I will. I'm just seeing how well it tracks at idle first." Silence.
After I say "It seems to wander a little." I get a flurry of excuses.
"It's a windy day." "The bow is heavy." "The tide is running." "You have to learn to use the trim tabs."
Ha ha. What a laugh.Then I make a move for the throttle and the owner says, "just let us know when you are going to hit it to get up on plane. A good Captain always lets his crew know before he hits it."
"Don't worry" I answer. "I'm giving it gas very slowly." With that I go through a series of slow throttle increases. As the speed builds I tell them that I go out in the sounds where things get pretty rough and I want to see how it handles at all speeds since I often hit 3 foot chop and can't keep the boat on plane without knocking out my own teeth.
So I increase RPM from 800 to 1000, to 1500, to 2000, to 2500, to 3000, to 3500. I'm sure you guys know what is going on at this point. The bow keeps tilting up to the sky. At one point I have to stand to see over it and the surveyor says "lift your legs" and I sit back down and lift them and he slides a little stool under my feet. A stool that just happens to be sitting in the pilothouse and comes with the boat.
"I guess we know why this is here" I said. More silence, but my friend laughs.
So yes, I know that moment when the bow is pointing to the clouds. I stretched it out for a few minutes and had a few laughs over it.
I am still waiting for the seller to get back to me with some information before I buy. He is going to have their service department drop the lower leg and borescope the exhaust. He won't let my tech do it, claiming they own the boat and only their people are allowed to work on it.
