Gentlemen,
Looking for a good baseline for prop to pad measurement on a 2004 201 Pro XL with a Merc 250 XS. Recently bought the boat and I havent messed with motor height at all yet. Running a 25p Tempest Plus prop and cant really get any more than 60 out of the boat. I feel like the motor is too high because it feels like the boat really struggles to lift and I cant make a sharp turn when im trimmed up because the motor will blow out. Also fairly slow to plane. Not sure of RPM's just yet. the gauge does not work and I have a Mercury Vessel View Mobile on the way so I can get that info. Any help in the meantime would be appreciated!