rough ride

hey guys,
quick question i purchased a new ZX225 . It seems to be a rougher ride than my ZX200 would lowering the motor on jack plate help

just curious if your are running the same pitch on the prop compared to the ZX200? May have something to do with the lift of the hull and its just something that you aren't used to?

Do you know the weight of the two boats, usually heavier boats rides better
The older Champions, Rangers and Tritons that everyone called Leadsleds sure did ride good in rough water

Heavy older Tritons? I always thought the old tritons were light and would chine like crazy (unlike old champs and rangers).

Keep her trimmed all the way down in really rough water and let it rip. Not so rough water begin you trim to a happy medium. Boat will porpoise at low speeds and any trim.

The old Champions were light in my opinion. They rode great because of hull design. The 221 was listed as 1600lbs

You were probably trimmed up too much. In the really rough stuff I don't like to be trimmed all the way down either. I like to trim up just a touch to get a bit more lift on the nose but not so much that you're bouncing all over the place and can't control the boat.

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Could just be the type of waves and direction.

it's according to which Triton hull you had, HP hull were faster but chine walked at about 68 mhp , XS hull slower but much smoother in rough water

Let it rip and spear the first wave you come to. That's fun.

Was thinking the same thing. If you trim all the way down in rough stuff you're in for a bad day and some wet clothes.

Bored at work so nothing better to do ,
2006 Triton X hull 1950 lbs, 2006 Triton HP hull 1880 lbs, 2018 Triton X hull 1840 lbs

so, basically ...nothing of significance?

I bet the older boats were lighter when fully rigged.

I know I took a 2003 and updated it last year and added about 200 pounds of weight just changing graphs, batteries, and trolling motor.

.....my take on the OPs situation is this. Every boat is different...even same year and similarly equipped boats. It's gonna take a little seat time to get it riding as smooth as THAT boat is going to ride.

The ZX225 sits plenty high in the front. If there are waves that big to spear one, you do not need to be running at rip. There is a lot of difference in rough water and big rolling waves. There are levels of rough water that this boat will take on just fine. Each of those requires different driving techniques.

- One foot or less will allow you to get on top with trim up. If the bow is rising and falling because of the trim and lower speed you have to find that happy medium between trim and speed.
- Rough water in one foot waves. Run with no trim so the bow is cutting through and giving you the best ride. This boat will run all out on these waves if you so choose to trim up; still finding that sweet spot between speed and ride.
- Rough Water in two foot waves. You can catch one over the bow and that is usually every 5th wave. Still run with trim down finding that sweet spot with the throttle not going fast enough to spear one. Backing off as much as needed to allow the boat to make the top of every wave coming.
- Big Water and big rollers calls for a much slower run; throttling up and back to time the climbs up and over. Angling side ways to the far shoreline is sometime necessary. Making your turn in a cove or against a non windy bank to make the run back to the other side of the lake. This takes lots of time; but you will survive the run without taking on water.

I'll disagree...21 Bullets and Allison's ride like a dream and are very light.

My old Champ weighs 1350, dang sure nor heavy... and rides well.

Spot on...my 201 is listed as 1350. Same reason buddy's 21 bullet rides so good.

1st time I have ever heard someone call the older Tritons leadsleds. Lol

thx

Just trying to help him figure out why two of the same brand boats would ride different , and that's all I use to hear from my buddys that ran Skeeters in East Texas was how I should trade my 1950lb hull weight Triton on a new skeeter

That's because they got tired of you outrunnimg them.

Why I love my old Cajun !

My family down in south Louisiana have a couple of old Cajun Boats they still love and an old Pro Gator that has hit so many stumps the bottom of the hull looks like the surface of a golf-ball but it's still water tight

Weight plays a role in how a boat rides but not as much as hull design. My 980# Allison rode as well as my 1800# Triton. The sharp vee and the narrow front end of the Ally helps it slice thru waves like a hot knife thru butter. Fishability sucked however.

I love how everyone talks about how some boats ride so much better than others, there is a reason for that, ask me this, do you spend more time riding or fishing ? I like a boat that has a good combination of ride and fish well, along with looks and layout, there are several brands out there that do that well.

Your 225 should ride a lot better than the 200. Call http://www.stevescustomprops.com/
. You'll be glad you did.

My dream boat would be to find a Rajun Cajun . But There is nothing wrong with mine so --- Will be using it next Sunday at The Bohemian at Whitney . Old 91 used to be a fish and ski with a walk thru windshield . I modified it just a little . She rides so smooth in rough water .