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What is your setup? What HP? What prop and pitch? Motor height? Etc.

List your max rpms and mph with loaded and unloaded runs if you have the data.

Trying to compare my setup and possibly...

Raised engine one hole upward. 5600 rpm and 55mph. Will have to add a water pressure gauge before I raise it any higher. Don't want to starve the water pump for water and overheat the engine.
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Raising the engine to the next hole and will test again....

I want to get the boat set up properly. It's not entirely about the speed. The engine not revving past 5500 is an indication to me there's more work to be done in the setup. 22' padded hull boats...

Ok finally received the boat. Started out with a Tempest 23 pitch prop because the 21 was on backorder. Engine didn't want to rev past 5000 and GPS was 50mph. Boat ran smooth, no porposing. ...

Engine has shipped and boat is in final finish! Hope to pick it up next weekend.

Still waiting on boat to arrive. Seems Yamaha 175 SHO's are on backorder. Anyone heard similar?

Excel Bay Pro 203. Max hp rating of 150. The Bay Pro 220 has max rating of 200 hp.

Will do.

You think it is because of the pad design? Did the boats you see have a jack plate with more than 4-6" of setback?

I looked at the Xpress and Excel models together. The hull design was very,...

Ordered the boat a week ago. Having it rigged with a Yamaha VF175 SHO. After reading Seapickle's posts on the H20B, I went with an Atlas 10" hydraulic jack plate. First attempt at a prop is the...

Ready to pull the trigger on a 22' and the VF175 SHO. 10" hydro jack plate is the way to go?? I understand the further back off the transom you get, the more leverage the engine has to lift the...

PM'd ya Seapickle

I'm currently running a 14-1/2' Falcon with a 97 Yamaha 40 short shaft. Rig runs 50mph on the gps. I'm looking into what aluminum boats are out there that can handle the 40 and run the numbers of...