Skeeter owners post your numbers

[Skeet Skeet-er]

To everyone calling bs on some of these post go pull up the prop slip calc and look up the numbers on some of these post. I got several good laughs at these guys coming up at 0 to - numbers on the slip. Pretty obvious thats bs so anyone planing on making up a speed do your homework first or just be honest?

Agreed. Mark was right there are some super fast Skeeter's out there in stock form that can keep up with speedier hulls. Keep em coming as I always need some entertainment.

[astroinfo]

2011 zx250, hpdi 250, both tanks half full, 2 persons and 1 76 lbs. lab, 2 powerpole signature series, 74 mph gps at 6000 rpm

[rickmb]

2012 ZX190DC HPDI 175, half gas, 2 persons, empty livewells, 4" below pad, managed 64 mph gps once at 5400 rpms, mostly runs 62 mph at 5200 RPMs. Raised it up another 3/4" so let's see what happens. Still haven't put the 10 hrs on yet so can't run fast too much.

[96 ZX180]

Boat: 96 Skeeter ZX 180
Motor: 96 Mercury 175 EFI
Jack Plate: Slidemaster Manual
Prop: Mercury Tempest Plus 25 pitch 3 1/4 inches below pad (will raise it once I get the water pressure gauge fixed)
Weather: 77 degrees with 10-15 mph wind mild chop
Load: Me, my son and his friend, full load of gear

Plane Speed: 23 MPH
Top Speed: 61 MPH still had a little throttle and trim left, backed out of it due to traffic and water conditions. Just installed this prop and removed the PVS plugs, can't believe the difference it made over the 25 pitch 4 blade that I had on there.

[Jwengerd]

1991 skeeter sf175 175hp johnson faststrike 6in plate runnning 62.5 gps with a worn out raker 24p. Really thinking i can push this rig close to 70mph with some tweeks.

[Btodd]

2012 Skeeter ZX190
Yamaha 175 HPDI
12 slidemaster with 9 dots showing
25 Ymamah M1
65.8(GPS) @ 5600 rpm's

[rickmb]

2012 Skeeter ZX190
Yamaha 175 HPDI
12 slidemaster with 9 dots showing
25 Ymamah M1
65.8(GPS) @ 5600 rpm's

How many hours do you have on yours? Mine is set up the same. Got 63.5 yesterday with two people.

[Btodd]

i have about 30 hours on it right now. With 2 people loaded down im running 64 to 64.5

[qking01]

08 zx200 w/200 vmax hpdi. 3/4tank of fuel. 2 two hundred pound guys Mt live wells 25 t1 prop. Got 69 gps at 5800rpms at 7 1/2 dots on jack plate. Havent had the boat long. Still tinkering with set up. Trying to hit the 70/71 mark.

[Tysdad2010]

Boat: 1997 ZX185c
Engine: 1997 Yamaha PRO-V 150 H.P.
Jackplate: 12" Springfield
Prop: 25P Tempest A40 worked by DAH
Prop to Pad: 1 7/8" below the pad
Top Speed: 67.2 GPS @ 6150 rpm's light, 66 loaded to fish @ 6000 rpm's

I want that prop! Hook me up!

[spratt]

07 ZX200 w/ 225 e-tech ho, 26 raker ll, 12 in manual jackplate, 3 3/4 below pad (7 dots), full fuel tanks, me and fishing gear. 72 mph @5500rpms GPS

[BASStex1988]

bullet and stroker owners hate, i mean hate getting rolled by when you are in a skeeter


a 20xd weighs 1050 lbs dry, so does a starfire.

with set up they'll fly too...


now the numbers on the newer heavier boats, are a little harder to swallow, but set-up is the key..


the 175 starfire is 1200 lbs, about the same as a 21dxrd....





Modified by 90 5.0 at 7:58 PM 11/18/2010

would like to see this happen lol...
know someone with a zx250 and it wont even touch 70 even on the best day and some people are claiming almost 80?

[rickmb]

i have about 30 hours on it right now. With 2 people loaded down im running 64 to 64.5

Just changed prop to a Turbo TXP 24P. 64.2 with two. 67.1 with just me. Running 3" below pad. Rpms up to 5700 from 5400.
I'll need to adjust the plate more.....should get over 65 with two.

[Dando]

i have the same yr. and model boat have yamaha 150c some mods from ht when i hit 65 starts chinewalking like crazy cant drive.tried 25m prop and powertech 4 blade didnt help much.would like to know how you hit 77 w/o chinewalking? help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are ya kiddin'? chine walk is an understatement. It'll dive off from side to side so violently that you cannot shut it down fast enough. You just gotta keep trying to learn to drive it. Even then, you cannot stop it. You can reduce it, and control it. But, it won't stop wiggling completely.
I don't use the boat much any more and when I do, I have to learn to drive it all over again. It's just a completely different feeling than a longer boat.

[BABSKEETER]

I have a 2011 ZX200 with a 200 hpdi series 2, 12" Atlas hydraulic jackplate
Boat came with 25t but i was at the RPM rev-limit (6150) @ WOT 69 mph
So i changed to a 27t My holeshot is great, midrange awesome and top speed 72.7mph
I'm turning 6000 @ WOT in cold weather 69mph in warm weather.

[g.sampey]

What type of load did you have Babskeeter

[BABSKEETER]

I had both tanks at about 3/4 full, with pass. livewell full all my fishing gear etc, by myself but river had 4" to 6" chop.
The guys at work said I couldn't turn a 27 but after a lot of time online I found several post on setups that said if your
current prop performs ok and you just need to adjust RPMs you should change to the exact prop but higher or lower pitch
Every inch of change will reduce/increase about 150/200 RPMs

[BlaznbyU]

78.4 (GPS) normal load with nobody in front of me on the interstate

FIFY

[BABSKEETER]

Was that you BEHIND me the other day on I 10

[Harbin_22]

Finally got mine running right, fuel pickups were both smashed against the bottom of the tanks

Went 79.8mph @ 6,250rpms
normal load 1/2 tanks fuel
worked 25T1
1.5" below pad

This was in a small (800acre total) lake with very limited run area. Can't wait to throw the worked 27 on, head to the river, and see what happens.