25 Apr
2010
25 Apr
'10
1:54 p.m.
I did have to reinforce Busca's transom a fair amount, but my Yamaha 50 HT works great! It is a little overkill, since at about 3/4 throttle the bow wave starts breaking over the cockpit coamings, but all the same I can cruise at 12.4 kts at just under 3/4 throttle. The couple times I've tried full throttle (had to put the hatchboards in!) she hit 15 kts before I chickened out and backed off, afraid I might get water below once the cockpit started to fill. (cockpit drains not quite big enough!) Haven't tried waterskiing yet. Anyone know how fast you have to go to do that? Tod Mills M17 #408, 1987 galley model BuscaBrisas