Posted By: fwbassman
Ranger 364V setup - 10/23/17 02:11 PM
So bought an 89 Ranger 364V earlier this year and now that hunting season is nearly upon us she is going into the barn for a face lift and some setup tweaks. Joho5 has already asked a lot of the questions I would have had so thanks for beating me to all those. She runs an 89 Johnson GT150 set all the way down on the transom. 5" prop to pad. 24" Raker that looks like the previous owner ran through a gravel bar. No missing metal, just really ragged.
So my question is, what difference am I looking at just raising the engine to get the 3.5" prop to pad vs. a 6" jackplate with same prop to pad? I've heard the jackplates will "wake up" a 300 series hull? She seems pretty awake now. Curious how much more awake she can get? And yes I am looking for max top end speed.
Currently with 2 people 10 gallons of gas on port and 10 on starboard tanks she will run 64MPH at 5200 RPM's. I assume the beat up prop and the depth of the prop are limiting me reaching max(or at least more) RPM's.
With just me in the boat it's still a learning curve... I've moved all the weight I can to the port side. Nearly empty starboard tank with 10+ gallons on the port. I can max around 4800 RPM's at 58MPH then the chine walking starts. The walking is less now that I've moved everything to port. But I still haven't learned to counteract it with steering corrections. The splash from the hull is right about center of the seating area. Anywhere in the seating area will net driveable results. Anything aft and she starts walking. There is little to no rooster tail at all before she starts walking. There is still torque steer at this point. Not neutral like there is with 2 people in the boat. My trim gauge doesn't work so I'm trimming by feel. Would proper plate/prop setup help here or do I need to look at adding more ballast and/or just more seat time?
So my question is, what difference am I looking at just raising the engine to get the 3.5" prop to pad vs. a 6" jackplate with same prop to pad? I've heard the jackplates will "wake up" a 300 series hull? She seems pretty awake now. Curious how much more awake she can get? And yes I am looking for max top end speed.
Currently with 2 people 10 gallons of gas on port and 10 on starboard tanks she will run 64MPH at 5200 RPM's. I assume the beat up prop and the depth of the prop are limiting me reaching max(or at least more) RPM's.
With just me in the boat it's still a learning curve... I've moved all the weight I can to the port side. Nearly empty starboard tank with 10+ gallons on the port. I can max around 4800 RPM's at 58MPH then the chine walking starts. The walking is less now that I've moved everything to port. But I still haven't learned to counteract it with steering corrections. The splash from the hull is right about center of the seating area. Anywhere in the seating area will net driveable results. Anything aft and she starts walking. There is little to no rooster tail at all before she starts walking. There is still torque steer at this point. Not neutral like there is with 2 people in the boat. My trim gauge doesn't work so I'm trimming by feel. Would proper plate/prop setup help here or do I need to look at adding more ballast and/or just more seat time?