The motor was installed too high on the jackplate. The dealership lowered it and put the original prop back on it. No load and very little gas, I couldn't drive it over 78mph, by myself. It got out of control. So I will be able to put all of my equipment, and should have great speed. Thanks for all of the input on the previous thread.
Dale Johnston
Wichita, KS
2019 nitro z20, mercury pro xs 250 four stroke
Mercury 250 proxs 2B115089
Craig
USMC Retired
2019 Nitro Z18 w/Dual Consoles
2019 Mercury 175 Pro XS
Psalm 29:3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon many waters.
Over 78? Wow
Bryan McDonough
2023 Nitro Z21 XL
Nitro Team
Lol..... Very nice improvement..... Fury's don't like it high...
Layton Strong
Nitro State Team
That was nothing in the boat. Very low gas , and by myself. It was a wild ride for a little bit. Then my nads shrunk and I got out of it. LOLOriginally Posted by BMCD
Dale Johnston
Wichita, KS
2019 nitro z20, mercury pro xs 250 four stroke
Didn't know a Nitro would even run 78. Even if it was empty. That is real good.
Make sure you have proper tire inflation if your going to tow your boat at speeds above 75 mph.
Nice improvement :-) Fishing a river ?
It was on grand lake in oklahoma
Dale Johnston
Wichita, KS
2019 nitro z20, mercury pro xs 250 four stroke
Collision Consultants of Akron--- Marine Fiberglass repair and electronic installer 3309333230
That was nothing in the boat. Very low gas , and by myself. It was a wild ride for a little bit. Then my nads shrunk and I got out of it. LOLYour story was fairly believable until I read this! "Nobody" is going out on Grand Lake without any fishing tackle... Geezzz.....It was on grand lake in Oklahoma
Layton Strong
Nitro State Team
That's awesome Dale. Glad to hear it. Would love to see your new rig sometime.
What is your PTP? Other than my manual jackplate and yours being hydraulic, our setups are identical. I have a hard time believing you are 10mph faster than mine from a jackplate adjustment. I have moved my motor up and down the jackplate multiple times and still the best I’ve seen was about 70 gps with perfect conditions. Maybe I’m missing something with my setup, i would really love to see mid 70s.
GPS or speedo?
Cheers,
FXMike
78 mph with a Fury 3 23P, would require 6600 rpms, assuming 5% prop slip. And assuming 6200 rpms, 78 mph, with 23P Fury, would have a -1% prop slip. More realistic way to hit 78 mph, assuming 5% prop slip, would require 6069 rpms with 25 P prop.
My z21 is not slipping 5%. More like 3%. Is he running a 23p? Do we even know if that speed is reported from a GPS?
Bryan McDonough
2023 Nitro Z21 XL
Nitro Team
No BMCD, just throwing some hypotheticals out there. I have seen the Merc tech group use an average 5% slip as normal.
I understand just asking.
Bryan McDonough
2023 Nitro Z21 XL
Nitro Team
Maybe he was looking at the water temp reading instead of speed?
Layton Strong
Nitro State Team
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