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I have not. I have measured the top of the transom assembly to the bottom of the swim step of one other and they were pretty close with the ol' finger scale. Other than that, I have talked to Shockwave about it. Unfortunately, Shockwave Custom Boats is their name, not so much "Performance"...

Yep, I was sold an 80mph boat that has yet to see that speed...LOL! This is why I'm on my 4th prop and planning the drive spacer and everything. I knew out of the gate that the Shockwave is a heavy, solid boat. Not the fastest hull by any stretch, but they also told me the 600 would put me at...

I've seen 76 with light fuel and just me in it. She will run low 70's all day with 80 gal of fuel and 4-6 people. That is with the SL5 26 pitch prop.

I have to give the credit to my wife for the name. I had a few good deck puns, but she nailed it with the name. LOL

Yes, I've gone through 4 different props and right now my Hill SL5 seems to be the best. I'm getting about 13-14% slip with this prop. Nothing else I tried came close to that. I plan to add a 1" spacer this off season while the boat is in for service. From what I've heard, that should make a...

Little flyby video

I use a rv wash brush with a little bit of car wash soap. Just climb up there and hose/brush/rinse them. I wash them based on how dirty they get. Sometimes it is 2-3 times per year, other times I have only done it once all year.

I was really close to pulling the trigger on a 290 with Jerry in 2021. Having had my Hallet 260, I wanted to see what Jerry had to offer. I really like the lines on the boat and Jerry was cool to talk with. I could not find any feedback on how the boat handled since I would have had one of the...

Yep, it’s tough to bring out the truck and rv. My wife hates driving. In the past, there was usually at least one person in the group who had a truck that we would all use as a launch and retrieve vehicle. We store our boat in Fort Mohave now so I was just happy to not have to tow it out there...

Thanks Chris! All of the above… I anchor the bow out with a transom line at the beach. I’ll beach it if we are just grabbing lunch or something and heading back out. But…with the monsoon weather we were having, I pulled the boat out every night so I could sleep without worrying about it. I don’t...

Couple of more pics from the trip

Yes. Seal up and make a "flow guide" at the A/C. Last time he brough their coach out, it was terrible. They couldn't get it cool enough to actually go inside. I was pretty impressed with how well it works now. He was staying as cool as mine with the mod.

Our original She Loves the Deck is still out there. New owner asked to keep the name.

My BIL did the A/C mod to his roof mounted A/Cs that was posted back on your thread. His did really well with that mod, and was a HUGE improvement over the last time he came out. My RV has a basement A/C so it does pretty well. I just use the window insulation/bubble stuff on my windows. My RV...

Got back from our annual Pirates Cove trip with mixed feelings. This year we had a few friends back out of the trip, so we had 4 spots and only 2 RVs. This was also the first year that none of our kids made it out since they are all grown... Still, we had a great time with the group we had. Got...

Now I just have to clean up all the F-ing gear oil. Such a mess from a few ounces of oil.

Field fix

Exactly what I was thinking about doing if I can’t get a hold of a new one.

Drive oil fitting broke. Any leads on where I can get a replacement asap? XR Drive. Staying at Pirates Cove.

New screen name coming soon...