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Boat bouncing at low speeds
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04/07/09 07:46 PM
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cokel
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I have a Ranger 492v with a Merc 225 with a 24 pitch 4 blade trophy prop. My problem is that at lower speeds it will not stay on plane and the front end bounces. It has a pretty good hole shot and top end is 60mph on GPS at 5500rpm. My shaft is exactly 3 1/2 inches below hull. Is my problem a prop issue or does everything sound OK. I am considering smart tabs or a hyrofoil but just wanted some input first. Thanks
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Re: Boat bouncing at low speeds
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04/07/09 07:46 PM
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Huckleberry
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Re: Boat bouncing at low speeds
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04/07/09 07:48 PM
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javelin150
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Re: Boat bouncing at low speeds
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04/07/09 08:04 PM
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fouzman
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"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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Re: Boat bouncing at low speeds
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04/07/09 08:05 PM
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Re: Boat bouncing at low speeds
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04/07/09 08:06 PM
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cokel
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I guess I should have stated this is happening with the trim all the way down.
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Re: Boat bouncing at low speeds
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04/07/09 08:15 PM
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Huckleberry
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Re: Boat bouncing at low speeds
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04/07/09 08:19 PM
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Huckleberry
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More than likely a prop thing, I assume you just got the boat?
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Re: Boat bouncing at low speeds
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04/07/09 08:21 PM
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cokel
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Yes, new boat for me, but not a new boat.
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Re: Boat bouncing at low speeds
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04/07/09 08:28 PM
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Huckleberry
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Did you put the prop on it or was it already on there?
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Re: Boat bouncing at low speeds
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04/07/09 08:29 PM
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cokel
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Re: Boat bouncing at low speeds
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04/07/09 08:34 PM
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rb7764
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Are you sure it is trimmed all the way down? It sounds like it is not going all the way down.
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Re: Boat bouncing at low speeds
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04/07/09 08:34 PM
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Huckleberry
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Re: Boat bouncing at low speeds
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04/07/09 08:35 PM
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Huckleberry
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seems to me he should be running a 25 or 26 pitch.
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Re: Boat bouncing at low speeds
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04/07/09 08:47 PM
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fouzman
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I'd get rid of that 4 blade prop, and get a 3 blade. Ask Steve Glenn at Steve's Custom Props but I think Huckleberyy's right, a 25 sounds more like it on that set-up.
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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