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    Sprint 2000 296dc /johnson 200hp setup questions

    Hi guys, I'm new on the board and would like to draw on the advice of some of you experienced sprint owners. I have a 2000 296dc with a Johnson 200hp motor. Prop is a renegade 13 x 23 and the jack plate is 8". I hear from other sprint owners that my boat is not running very fast for a sprint. At 5500 rpms (wot) I'm getting 51-54 mph (gps) with the water pressure gauge buried (it goes to 30). To the best of what I can tell, the motor is set up 1.75" under pad. The hole shot seems to be poor as well, with full livewells and 2 anglers/gear, sometimes she doesn't even want to get up on plane. I'm not sure if all this is a set up problem, a prop issue or a combination of both. I was going to send my prop out to have it fixed up but I thought I would start here to see if that is really the issue. Also, the prop doesn't have exhaust holes, is this a big issue? What purpose do they serve? Any thoughts, input and advice would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you, Charlie.

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    Welcome to the BBC, click on this link, this is the correct way to measure your prop to pad ratio: http://www.bbcboards.net/champion-bo...ne-harper.html

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    Welcome to the Sprint Forum. I'm seeing a couple things that don't add up to me. After reading Fred's link, determine your true prop to pad. Second, the 23 Renegade seems too small for a healthy 200. Do you have a weed ring around the prop barrel? I would think a healthy 200 would swing a 25 Gade to those RPMs. The Gade dosen't have vent holes like the rakers do, as they vent around the barrel. Start with the small things that don't cost $$$. Check the health of the engine IE: compression test, prop to pad, wot rpms, also it helps to know the rpms when you first hit it before they start climbing. Hope this helps some.

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    Thank you for the info guys! I will get the prop/pad info and repost. There is no weed ring around the prop. We still have ice on the lake up here, I will have to wait to get the start off rpms. Again, thanks for the reply's, I will repost as soon as I can get all the info needed.

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    I'm no expert but I think your under propped. You should be turning a 25p 14 1/4" to 14 3/4" with a 200... I have a 200 HPDI on my boat and I am hitting 70.5mph on the GPS... Prop is a 25p T1 15 1/8" Yamaha

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