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Well I saw Joann question as I was leaving work.....shush don't let my boss know I sneek a look every now and again at the website to help me relax between assignments.... Thought about it all the way home.... and Nightwing covered it for me.... about the only thing I will add is that depending on your speed the proper trim point for you outdrive may change....but to me its all about feel when up on plane I feel the boat being slugish and plowing in the turns I know I am not trimed right....likewise if the boat feels loose and unstable, I have gone to far.....the big error I see most people make that leads to the rough pounding rides is that they trim down to much....the boat wants to bounce that is how it reacts to the waves.... trim down to much and your forcing the boat into the water....so as nightwing said trim out and look for that bow to rise how much of a rise depends on you and your boat....but to much rise will lead to instability.... Just get out there and play with it on a calm day when you have plenty of time and feel it out.....start with the drive in and then trim it out slowly and pay attention to how it changes....

I have a new boat this year and I am still figuring it out... but my Dad always tought me to try things out and mess with the settings... so when I don't have guests that is what I do... go out in the morning play with the trim.... throw a bumper overboard and approach it from differant angles bring the boat up along side it with out hitting it(slow speed manuevering)..... It may look and sound stupid but it helps me understand my boat and how it reacts.............alright enough rambling...although in another thread it would be interesting to see what other people do to get comfortable handling a new boat......