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    200 zx set up

    Any body running an early to mid 90' 200zx, if so what's your set up as far as prop, pitch, 3 or 4 blade, prop to pad and where do you put your heavy stuff, front, rear or......
    Have a mercury 2.5 200hp on mine, see sig, with a tempest 3 blade 23p with a bob's manual jack plate, the convertible one that can go from 2.5 inches of set back to 5 inches. I need to get my ptp measurement as I think it may be to high. Any way I'm ready to dial her in on hole shot and speed. Currently 58 mph with just me in it and all of my gear plus my son's gear. Most of our gear is currently all up front. 24 volt mk trolling motor.
    Thanks for the input, will post my ptp sometime tomorrow.
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    I had a 96 200zx with the same motor and 12 inch slide master with 25 pitch tempest plus and ran it at 2 1/2 to 3 inches below pad and got anywhere from 65 to 68 loaded. I carried as much as i could behind me. Looks like you are running a little slow to me and need a longer jackplate for sure.

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    Ptp is 1.5 low. So guess I need to take the bob's off and do some abjusting.
    Last edited by .44mag; 11-15-2020 at 05:44 PM.
    1995 Skeeter 200ZX, 1998 Mercury 200 (OG724176)
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    Tried a 26p for the heck of it today. Got on plane great but lost some rpm.
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    Got 12 inches of set back, back on the boat now. Going to run and just motor height tomorrow hoping for better results.
    1995 Skeeter 200ZX, 1998 Mercury 200 (OG724176)
    2015 Ram 3500 dually Cummins G56
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    94 zx 200 - 94 Johnson 200 venom, 6” cmc hyd jp, bravo one 26p , 2.25” under , low 60’s gps loaded , 2 big guys