Buying a sportfisher is a different proposition all together.

Yeah! Perfect for these kinds of boat running vids.

I installed the rhodan mounting puck directly on the deck with a backing plate underneath.

@@spearfish25 Thanks for your reply! I saw on you video that the motor seems to be firmly attached to the puck even when the waves are putting a lot of torque onto the shaft. On my boat, I am using a quick-release mount for my MotorGuide trolling motor. The mount rocks a lot in waves because there's a lot of freeplay. I am thinking of upgrading to a Rhodan. Do you have any freeplay between the puck and the motor?

Happy for you man! You've waited a long time. Delivery day is one to remember for a lifetime.

Thanks bud. I was riding shotgun with my neighbor driving his Z06. I had the GT4...think I have another video of my run.

I've never been on a 26. The 28 is not a wet ride at all. The only days I've gotten spray where the very nasty days with a stiff 15+ mph cross wind. Otherwise, it was as dry as I'd expect from that size boat.

sure did

@@spearfish25 you are in Wiggins correct ? I’m in heron

Now we need the young Benevitz hot shoe to come out with us!

Which Regulator? I'd have turned around in my 28. The 41 would handle it well.

From before thankfully! I posted on KZbin to share with someone.

It’s actually good to run them full throughly every once in a while. Bad for gas but cleans everything out. Also this motors can do that all day long. Newer motors are made to run. As said expensive but will not be a problem. Commercial guys do it all the time with underpowered boats.

Definitely agree. 2-3ft with an occasional 4.

This was a pretty nasty day. Wind was 20kts out of the SW. Seas were stacked 3s once we got out past the lighthouse with occasional larger. Not knowing the boat then, I definitely puckered up a couple times thinking we were going to eat one (you can hear me say "big one" thinking the captain didn't see it coming). Boat ate them right up.

@@spearfish25 where was that filmed?

@@jreca Fort Myers Beach area prior to Ian.

Stacked 2-3s

This was a 28 Regulator.

Yep, triple 425s. Their maintenance is the Yamaha standard. Every hundred hours is greasing the zercs, replacing fuel filters, replacing spark plugs, and changing engine oil and lower unit oil. Water impellers are replaced every 300 hours.

@@spearfish25 I'm sure triple 425's on that 39 runs like a dream. I think they only have about 40 hours on their engine so im sure the maintenance is already planned. The people who work on their boats are really solid. Hopefully ill have a 39 one day!

Naples

@@spearfish25 Thanks for the response! The bridge looked very similar to the one in Destin over by crab island. I've never been to naples but we plan on going soon. Have a great day!

I was running wide open but trimmed down. So low 50mph range. I've sold the boat but there are a few other videos in my profile library.

that's completely dependent on the size of the boats you're comparing and the sea states

@@Fj4LiFe23 27 EW 27' Gw. I hear a lot of contender people talk about bow light. Listen I'm not smacking the boat it's just my opinion that I don't see with other boats that's all

@@zacharypeters1981 just search them in bigger seas and youll see it lol hard to compare when its not the exact same sea state and the same size boat when you're talking about top teir boats

Depending on props, about 34-35mph. But her ideal cruise is more 3800-4000 rpm and 38-40mph.

1.2-1.4mpg at cruise. Wide open is 0.9-1.0 mpg.

Spot on. Twin 300s and with 4 blades it tops out at 57mph.

This is a 28 Regulator and they all come with 300hp Yamahas from the factory. Top speed is prop dependent and slightly slower here because I'm using 4 blade Rev4 19p props. I like the change in ride with these props, but I lose 3mph on top end. The 21p SWS props do 60-61 if I'm in the flat bay. This is offshore and not completely flat...so I'm not fully trimmed out.

Here's my sales guy Jarrod. He loves a good 'thumbs up' walkthrough! kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5TScoxjiLWfnqc&ab_channel=BoatJunkieLifestylebyBonitaBoatCenter

Thanks 👍

Normally the cushions are in the dock box. But we’re on vacation and the girls insist they stay on the boat! I just snuck away for 20 minutes to go send it.