I’ve been stalking Rib.net for a while now and finally decided to join. Lots of great info here! I have a Zodiac Futura Mark 2. I use it for spearfishing and rod and reel fishing off the coast of California.
Welcome to the forum from me too... a fellow sibber and someone who has nearly bought a Futura a few times but never quite got there.... and now probably never will as we need a light outfit to carry in the car for a daily set up.
hello and welcome love the futura's.
just one question why have you the bigfoot engine out of interest
Hi, the Zodiac came with the 25hp Bigfoot. I feel it’s a little underpowered for what I use it for but it runs great. The boat tops out at 22mph with 2 people and quite a bit of gear in it. Our Northern California ocean swell is large at times, we definitely don’t need to be anywhere near the top speed...
Welcome to the forum from me too... a fellow sibber and someone who has nearly bought a Futura a few times but never quite got there.... and now probably never will as we need a light outfit to carry in the car for a daily set up.
Thank you! I have dreams of deflating the futura, packing it in my truck and driving to Baja (Mexico)
Seems like a lot of work🤣
Hi, the Zodiac came with the 25hp Bigfoot. I feel it’s a little underpowered for what I use it for but it runs great. The boat tops out at 22mph with 2 people and quite a bit of gear in it. Our Northern California ocean swell is large at times, we definitely don’t need to be anywhere near the top speed...
Ok I see you might get better performance re-propping, My Mercury sib and 25 Suzuki tops out at about 25 mph 10 1/4 x 11 inch prop for info
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