I JUST BOUGHT A 1979 NORDIC PICKLEFORK 19 FT WITH A 200 MERCURY
OUTBOARD WITH A SPORTMASTER LOWER UNIT AND A CHOPPER 30 PITCH PROP IT
HAS A JACKPLATE AND IS A TUNNEL HULL.CAN ANYBODY GIVE ME AN IDEA ON HOW
THIS BOAT WILL HANDLE AND ROUGHLY HOW FAST IT MAY RUN

nordic boats wrote:

I JUST BOUGHT A 1979 NORDIC PICKLEFORK 19 FT WITH A 200 MERCURY
OUTBOARD WITH A SPORTMASTER LOWER UNIT AND A CHOPPER 30 PITCH PROP IT
HAS A JACKPLATE AND IS A TUNNEL HULL.CAN ANYBODY GIVE ME AN IDEA ON HOW
THIS BOAT WILL HANDLE AND ROUGHLY HOW FAST IT MAY RUN



Not a clue. Perhaps someone in the power groupt might know. (x-posted)

BTW YOUR SHIFT KEY IS STUCK this is commonly regarded as "shouting" on
newsgroups.

Andy

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I JUST BOUGHT A 1979 NORDIC PICKLEFORK 19 FT WITH A 200 MERCURY
OUTBOARD WITH A SPORTMASTER LOWER UNIT AND A CHOPPER 30 PITCH PROP IT
HAS A JACKPLATE AND IS A TUNNEL HULL.CAN ANYBODY GIVE ME AN IDEA ON HOW
THIS BOAT WILL HANDLE AND ROUGHLY HOW FAST IT MAY RUN

a 19ft Nordic with a 200 mercury and a sportmaster can reach speeds of
100 mph with a 30 chopper. I own a 21ft Obsession tunnel with a Johnson
V8 outboard and I can hit 105 with a 28 pitch 3 blade. Tunnels like a
little chop more then smooth water. The more air under the boat the
faster you run. If this is your first tunnel be careful they will blow
over... 21ft and under can blow over at 70 mph if run into the wind and
trimmed out to much. Saying all that you will love the way the that
boat rides, I will never own a V hull after driving a tunnel. Also make
sure you dont jack the moter to high, if you do you will loose steering
and have a blow out of the prop causing a wild ride till you slow down.
The bullit on your lower unit should be about 1" below the ride pad
for best preformance.