Good read on chine walk.
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/basscato...816.html#p21463

05 ZX225. My father has a ZX250 with a 300 that runs 74-76 with one finger on the wheel.

I've been mid 70s in a ZX 21, absolutely no chining. I've been in a triton that was chining bad at 65.

I had a buddy that had a 2000 22' Gambler that would chine like crazy when you got upper 70s and up.

I had a 2001 Gambler Intimidator that would not chine at all, up to 82. I used to wave at people with both hands at 77-78 when I passed them. They changed the hull that year. The only time I really did try to get top speed, the entire boat "slipped" to the side at about 83, just a little but enough to scare me to death. I nearly filled my pants. Checked around on scaryfast.com and those guys called it "crabbing". They said nosecone inconsistencies at high speeds can cause a void on one side of the gear case and the prop will slip, torque takes over and with not much boat in the water it's a bad deal. They said it usually happens right before you go into a hook/spin/flip whatever. All I know is that was the last day I did that.

71 in my current boat is plenty fast for me now.

That boat should run 80 or better with 1 hand on the wheel.

A 300hpdi really isn't much faster than a 250. I'm sure a 300 Merc would be faster.

I drive a Ranger. It won�t go fast enough to worry about chine walk. I�m ok with that.

I just got rid of my Allison. Loved the boat was just ready for a change of pace. I realized when I let someone else test drive it just how important seat time is. Small corrections to the left is how you control that. As you get more comfortable it just become second nature.

IMO....these boat brands that are known to Chine Walk, and you buy it, it's like dating a Stripper, living on the dangerous edge... No thanks, I'll take Suzy home maker, she's steady, predictable, and safe..

I have a Triton that will run 80, it has a little wiggle to it but not bad at all, I had another Triton that would run 81, it drove like it was on rails. I found out that a Triton will walk really bad if the engine is setting too low in the water, most of them like the prop to be 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 inches below pad.

I have a Javelin and it's all over the place at 60mph.

I am not sure what chine walk is but it definitely moves around.

I can drink coffee at 72, but when you want to go over 75 you have to drive.

I'm going to "chine" in. For you chine walkers, the price of gas is getting pretty high. Think about your mileage the next time you are driving at 72 with one finger getting the most speed and performance out of your boat. You can start by going one thousand one dollar, one thousand two dollar etc.

Not sure what your point was here but I agree that the "chine walkers" are getting really bad mileage. People who control chine are
getting the best mileage. I also believe that the "chine walkers" running at their "safe maximum speed" and the chine controllers
running at their peak possible speed both could give a rats azz how much gas cost.

Oh, I guess I was being a smarty pants. I have a boat that doesn't chine walk at 72. But I rarely run at high speed. I know the motor drinks gas at full or almost full throttle so I back off. I'm retired and I live on a fixed income.

I feel chine walking is a boat at about the limit of control. I wonder if anyone on the board consistently drives at such a high speed that they chine walk down the lake??

LOL, Exactly if your looking for fuel mileage get the 17' Tracker with the 40HP 4 stroke not the 21' Skeeter with the 300hp, On days like Saturday morning when that lake surface looked like a sheet of glass I sure miss my old chine walking Triton