2000 520vx Ranger
250 PRO XS
SERIAL#2B115788/ 25P Fury 4/ 25P Fury 3 blade
Thanks for additional info Triton 21
Ive now put more time on the motor and starting to find a sweet spot!
With a half tank of gas, fishing equipment and just me, I had the Triton 21X up to 82 at about 5950 on the MercMonitor. This is with a Fury 27. I do have a Fury 26 so once I were to switch over it may get the RPM’s up a bit and I fill like I can reach the 83 to 85 mph range. Boat / motor really stick the water and ride awfully smooth but gotta watch it when trimmed up high not to let off the gas tooo quickly! It will bite and offer a little bit of a sharp direction change!
Just another little prop update:
Now that I’ve put some time on the Fury 27 & a few hrs on the 300, the Pro XS will handle the 27 but you gotta work with a jackplate and in my case, I have an Atlas 10” action. Still learning a few things but so far it turns about 5900 and runs at about 83 on Triton 21X.
So a little low on the rpm’s and also have tried a 26 Fury. The 26 gets out of the hole even quicker and for the most part equals the 27 in both speed/rpms. Still have a lot to work out, only at about 12 hrs!
Interesting topic ,got the same set up on a 20 trx , runing a 25 p fury 78mph @ 5400 rpm ... rpm are low , i was told to go up in pitch to had more load on the engine , engine can be in a kind of limp mode because not enough load ... to be continued ... will be interesting to see your final numbers
Circling back to a old topic I started last year;
2005 Triton TR21X
Now after approx 75 hours on the Mercury Pro XS300...... I've dropped the Fury 27 to a Fury 26. RPM's are approx 6000 so that's still a tad low. Top speed with half tank of fuel (25 gallons), too much tackle, 2 talons, 10" Atlas .... running 83. Just boater.
Without the talons I did bump 84+ but that was in March with cooler water. Perhaps could have gotten a little more but in March it was still a "NEW" feeling at 84 and my butt might have been puckered !!
To get the optimum hole shot, I do raise the Atlas up to a level "5" or slightly more and that gives me a pretty flat hole shot. Just remember to lower a little as you accelerate!
I have not had the opportunity to run a Bravo 4 blade and would love to give that a shot but not sure of the pitch just yet. Why try the Bravo 4 blade? Summer time water temps, co-angler weight, live well weight...... the 4 would give some added hole shot
assistance. Yep, the Atlas helps and the torque is there but the lift is noticeable with the 4 blade so maybe a follow up later on a Bravo.
Thanks to all that commented! All comments may help someone based on their boat set up.....