Wot

slimbo · 04-08-09, 11:12 PM

hey guys hope someone can answer this. i dont have a tach and i shorted out my trim gauge. so is the old saying that after you plane and start to pick up speed hold down the trim button till she starts to bounce then back it down to smooth then you are WOT

carolina-rig-01 · 04-09-09, 01:42 AM

wide open throttle is when the boat is trimmed to the sweet spot and running balls out as fast as she will go. you can trim it too high or not high enough but every boat has that sweet spot where rpms, water pressure, and speed all come together.

at least that is what i consider wot

Kevin · 04-09-09, 09:54 AM

If you start running on plane, trim the motor up, and start bouncing up and down, then you are trimmed up too high. The term is called, "porpoising" (like a dolphin). I'm no professional boat racer, but I would think you'd never want to purposefully make your boat porpoise, even if it's just temporarily.

Most bass boats will porpoise for two reasons... you're either trimmed up too high, or your trimmed up too high for the speed you are running at. My 21' Triton will porpoise if I try to run at 30mph with my motor trimmed at WOT (wide open throttle) trim height. Generally speaking, you need to trim down more the slower you go.

WOT merely means pushing the throttle to 100%. It's achieved by simply maxing your hot foot or putting the hammer down on your hand throttle.

1FASTLASER · 04-10-09, 07:33 AM

When a boat is running all out..WOT......your supposed to be of course at max rpm's and the roostertail should be no higher than the cowel on your engine.........Now that goes with saying that the boat is setup propely.

OrygunBasser · 04-10-09, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 1FASTLASER

When a boat is running all out..WOT......your supposed to be of course at max rpm's and the roostertail should be no higher than the cowel on your engine.........Now that goes with saying that the boat is setup propely.

Absolutly true! I can't help but think in my head when I see a boat go by throwing a huge rooster tail, "THERE GOES A SHOW OFF"!!!

But hey, it really does look cool!!!!!

You can lose as much as 5 MPH by over trimming!!!!

04-08-09, 11:12 PM	#1
slimbo BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: b,ham al. Posts: 14	Wot hey guys hope someone can answer this. i dont have a tach and i shorted out my trim gauge. so is the old saying that after you plane and start to pick up speed hold down the trim button till she starts to bounce then back it down to smooth then you are WOT

04-09-09, 01:42 AM	#2
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	wide open throttle is when the boat is trimmed to the sweet spot and running balls out as fast as she will go. you can trim it too high or not high enough but every boat has that sweet spot where rpms, water pressure, and speed all come together. at least that is what i consider wot __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

04-10-09, 07:33 AM	#4
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	When a boat is running all out..WOT......your supposed to be of course at max rpm's and the roostertail should be no higher than the cowel on your engine.........Now that goes with saying that the boat is setup propely. __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

04-09-09, 09:54 AM	#3
Kevin Administrator Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 651	If you start running on plane, trim the motor up, and start bouncing up and down, then you are trimmed up too high. The term is called, "porpoising" (like a dolphin). I'm no professional boat racer, but I would think you'd never want to purposefully make your boat porpoise, even if it's just temporarily. Most bass boats will porpoise for two reasons... you're either trimmed up too high, or your trimmed up too high for the speed you are running at. My 21' Triton will porpoise if I try to run at 30mph with my motor trimmed at WOT (wide open throttle) trim height. Generally speaking, you need to trim down more the slower you go. WOT merely means pushing the throttle to 100%. It's achieved by simply maxing your hot foot or putting the hammer down on your hand throttle.

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