One change you will notice when you get into planing mode is how fast logs, buoys, and other boats will approach your course.
At 20 knots you spend a LOT more time on watch, straight ahead, than you had to at a scenic 5 kts.......
And hitting anything at those higher speeds will damage your OB (or stern drive) severely, in a jiffy.
A friend who is a mechanic on powerboats once observed that if someone hits any sort of floating piece of "whatever" the repairs usually start at $1K. His personal boat for quite a while was a 30 foot sailboat, FWIW.
At 20 knots you spend a LOT more time on watch, straight ahead, than you had to at a scenic 5 kts.......
And hitting anything at those higher speeds will damage your OB (or stern drive) severely, in a jiffy.
A friend who is a mechanic on powerboats once observed that if someone hits any sort of floating piece of "whatever" the repairs usually start at $1K. His personal boat for quite a while was a 30 foot sailboat, FWIW.