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  1. 04-21-2022, 03:40 PM #1
    Crab orchard renegade
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    198p Transducer mount

    Replaced my factory transducer mount on the stern with a high speed mount. After several months of wondering about lost speed, took a good look and realized the ducer was about 2" below the bottom of the boat. Any guesses as to how much better it'll perform speed wise when I move it up after the mounting block arrives? I'm betting 5mph!
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    #2 04-21-2022, 04:30 PM
    What are your speeds now?

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    #3 04-22-2022, 07:08 AM
    High 40's now.
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    #4 04-22-2022, 07:31 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Crab orchard renegade View Post
    High 40's now.
    Something is definitely wrong with your setup. While you might want to correct that transducer placement, I doubt that alone is keeping you from the boat's full speed potential.

    Is that speed you are reporting from your analog speedometer or from Vesselview or a digital Merc Monitor gauge?

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    #5 04-23-2022, 06:07 AM
    GPS. Boat ran low to mid 50's early on. It's not that loaded down. I'm betting on the transducer. We'll see.
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    #6 04-26-2022, 06:38 AM
    Got the transducer moved and got on the water. Picked up 5 mph (GPS) and got the boat back on plane properly. Amazing.
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    #7 04-26-2022, 07:32 AM
    This is good to know. I put on new electronics over the winter and thought that my transducer that Ranger put on was too low. So I raised the new one a little bit. My boat performs way better this year. But I also had my welds grinded down. Probably a mix of both things. It's crazy on these boats, how the littlest things can make it run so poorly.
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    #8 04-26-2022, 07:45 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Crab orchard renegade View Post
    Got the transducer moved and got on the water. Picked up 5 mph (GPS) and got the boat back on plane properly. Amazing.
    Excellent! Glad you got the speed back.

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    #9 04-26-2022, 08:19 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by rangerguy35 View Post
    This is good to know. I put on new electronics over the winter and thought that my transducer that Ranger put on was too low. So I raised the new one a little bit. My boat performs way better this year. But I also had my welds grinded down. Probably a mix of both things. It's crazy on these boats, how the littlest things can make it run so poorly.
    I really is amazing how one thing can affect performance so much. It was pretty windy and and a little rough yesterday so I'm betting I can get another mph out of it on a good day. A little embarrassed that it took me so long to take a good look at that transducer.
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