Recent content by FarNorth

I usually pull up on the upwind side of the lift and come to a near stop on really windy days.  I then allow the wind to blow us into alignment with the lift and give the boat a little bump on the throttle to push us the last couple of feet forward to catch the nose of the boat on the guide ins...

I haven't had mine delivered yet but I ordered a VSD6000 and have bunks for all 3 pontoons.

We just ordered one of these along with our new lift. May be over budget but very convenient given our situation. Not sure if it works with other brands lifts.

I use two of the largest size sold at cabelas to slow our drift when fishing for walleye. We mount them front and back and drift sideways. They do slow us down a pretty good amount on s breezy day.

We can just touch 40 with the 300 Verado on our 28q. I will be interested to hear how yours runs with the 350. That Yamaha is a bit heavier, I am thinking you will see 45-47. We have nothing but good things to say about ours. We would buy it again.

I looked into the Merc version a little bit and it was 15-20k plus the cost of the second engine and only available for larger Verados if I remember right. I think I was around 60-70k into engines and rigging before purchasing a boat to connect them to...

Sometimes you will need to adjust your course to get your boat to ride properly over the waves.  As long as the waters are of a safe depth sometimes a straight line home is not the best course.  Other than that take a boating course with an instructor in your own boat. If that is not possible...

It looks too short to me. From the photos it looks like I would have to crouch down to get behind it. Also wondering if you can have the full windshield with a raised helm?

I'm not sure I saw this in anyone else's advice. I would reconsider not adding a second battery. Verados with power steering are notoriously power hungry. If your main goes low at all you are going to be waiting for a tow. I have a Verado and love it but wouldn't be without the second...

We get water from condensation in ours. The lake water / center toon is significantly cooler than the air and sometimes looks like the outside of a cold beer can on a hot day.

We have a mercury. If I were you I would look at what can be serviced by your dealer as well as by any mechanics at your primary lake assuming your dealer isn't based there. Both Yamaha and Mercury make quality engines but all engines need maintenance and everything breaks down given a long...

It gets the most out for me when I run it while slowly bringing the boat on plane. Gives me the highest bow lift.

I can vouch for this not being an issue in our Q. We have probably stuffed the bow 3-4 times now and had at least 20 big waves come over the front. We are usually only going 15-18mph when the water gets rough but so far no troubles.

Want that...  Just looks like its a bit too short for me.  Would prefer to be looking through the glass while driving. Good stuff this year!

Will be interesting to see what the windscreen models are like.  I hope they don't make the glass too short and there is a flip over portion in the center so that you can actually block the wind properly. Still no option for dual transom for twins.  Maybe next year...