topaz and no wake

Thanks for the compliment on the boat. As to wake, you and my wife may be
ganging up on me. I felt as long as I was putting out no wake all was
well. All the while this sweet voice in my ear kept saying slow down. You
are probably correct however. By the way the sheriff patrol only
complimented the boat at this speed and smiled so he may not know either.

Three things I have done in the last couple of days. One is to move the
wheels of the trailer further to the rear. This required constructing an
extension to the frame. The second was to install a visual shield in the
swim ladder so the engine cannot be seen from the rear. And the third of
more importance. As many of you know the cutwater carries back and under
the boat several feet and extends down over two inches. I find this
protects the boat in grounding as well as on the trailer. The down side is
the wear the glass covering was taking. In fact, I had already worn
through the heavy glass just loading and unloading the boat. What I did
was to purchase a 2", sch. 40 pvc pipe. Run this through the band saw to
come up with a piece 2" wide. This being more of a 1/4 round than cut
through the center. I then pre-drilled holes to either side, filled with
thickened epoxy and screwed into place. The front was bent and carried up
to the boot stripe. Now I have a very thick shoe of pvc and epoxy which
will allow the boat to be driven up on even a rocky beach. I feel this
trick would work for any design the has a similar bow or even a shallow
keel that needs protecting. As for the topaz, I would suggest this or
something similar from the get go.
Brad