The boat handled very well but had a bit of porpoising at planing speeds.

Bayliner element porpoising. By this point youve probably seen and heard about the Bayliner Element. The brave folks that do drill into the transom and add these tabs after the boat has been in the water a few times generally discover that water has made its way into the port sponson. I have a Mercury 115 with a Mercury Black Max 14x13 prop.

Bayliner element F21 center console Aug 10 2020 3 Also the red tide at the beginning of the season didnt help things much pushed local yellowtail out it seems. Top speed at 6300rpm was around. Mercury Diesel engines offer a sophisticated diesel-engine experience.

The Bayliner Element F18 gets up quite nicely with the 115 Merc on the back. I noticed another thread where an owner was trying to correct a porpoising issue on his elementapparently he uses his element in the ICW up in the fort pierce area of Floridaa little bit of chop and his element would porpoise badly unless he kept his motor trimmed all the way downwell he went to install smart tabs and encountered water pouring out of his transom when he drilled in the. Bayliner it didnt have to go too far afield to find the right hull form.

New 2018 Bayliner Element 18 with Mercury F115 and trailer. Bayliner Trophy 1903 Centre Console. What you are trying to achieve is the flattest waves and rooster tail possible with the bow not bouncing up and down.

1 Ola Mas Ive posted enough I should edit this section. Advanced turbocharging and injection technologies produce a powerband thats carefully calibrated for marine performance and outstanding economy. I noticed another thread where an owner was trying to correct a porpoising issue on his elementapparently he uses his element in the ICW up in the fort pierce area of Floridaa little bit of chop and his element would porpoise badly unless he kept his motor trimmed all the way downwell he went to install smart tabs and encountered water pouring out of his transom when he drilled in the.

Quite a few folks also decide they want to remedy the porpoising issue that the Element 160 suffers from at its higher speeds by adding smart tabs. Last year Bayliner came out with the XL version which upped the standard horsepower from 60 to 90 and the length overall. A wider boat may start to pound sooner at slower speeds than a narrower boat even if both have the same transom deadrise angle.