how to get to plane

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captainmaniac
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prowlersfish wrote:If your throwing a big wake you maybe going over hull speed , keep it below 8 mph and you save fuel . fuel burn goes up fast above hull speed
You will probably reach hull speed around 1200-1500rpm. Basically a fast idle. If the bow starts to rise you are starting to try to climb up on plane and going too fast.
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