Fine tune for me

[Podcast]

Just got my first glass boat, '99 Triton 180DC with a 115hp Evinrude. Took it out for the first time and it's a world of difference compared to my aluminum boats I've owed. I have a lot of experience with balancing loads, trim levels, prop bite, cavitation, blow out, and on and on from my surface drive mud boat. I think it drive well up on plane, 50mph trimmed right without a jack plate. Old owner only got 46mph out of it.

So I have 2 main questions that kind of tie into each other. First my holeshot is a bit lacking but I have read up on that---trim all the way down and the second the bow snaps start trimming up which is what I found out works best on the maiden voyage. So, is that correct?

Second question may assist my first on. There's a new 21p prop on the motor. RPM's top out at 5,000 max trimmed as it should be. My thought is to pitch down. Other advice??? I don't know if a 20p prop exists and 19p might be going down too much???

[jarhead175]

Have a reputable prop guy turn down what you have 1" might as well have it balanced and blue printed while they have it.

[Podcast]

Have a reputable prop guy turn down what you have 1" might as well have it balanced and blue printed while they have it.

Thank you.

[KYRANGERMAN]

To answer the question on the hole shot, yes, when I put the motor in gear I trim all the way down before giving it throttle. As soon as I feel the boat start to level off I trim up. I have the trim attached to the steering wheel so it's very easy to trim up without having to take one hand off the steering wheel.