Boat is a 04 Ranger 521 with a Mercury Optimax 225 motor, Fury 24p 3 blade prop, and a hydro jackplate. Boats top end is low, and the nose stays down. Would re proping help? What prop? Any ideas? Thanks guys
Boat is a 04 Ranger 521 with a Mercury Optimax 225 motor, Fury 24p 3 blade prop, and a hydro jackplate. Boats top end is low, and the nose stays down. Would re proping help? What prop? Any ideas? Thanks guys
Need more info....What is your PTP measurement, max RPM at WOT, has your boat just started having this issue, etc...
BULLET 20 XRD/250 Merc Sport XS
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And, everyone is going want to see a closeup picture of the prop. Particularly the edge of the blades.
I will run it and record sometime this week. Thanks guys
Last edited by Hmrawlings; 02-14-2017 at 07:16 PM.
Tempest + for bow lift.
Is it a 521 or a V21? I thought they were still all V21's in 04.
Either way I prefer a tempest on those boats, lots of people run fury's but I feel I've had better luck with a tempest when setting them up.
24" tempest for bow lift not a fury 3.
"Never argue with an idiot; He will beat you to death with stupidity"
Ranger made a Z21 starting in 2005 but never made a V21
2000 520vx Ranger
250 PRO XS
SERIAL#2B115788/ 25P Fury 4/ 25P Fury 3 blade
Paul
Fury does not carry the nose high, it tends to lift the transom with a flatter ride, it also likes to be run lower in the water . The Tempest will lift and carry the nose and likes to run 1/2" higher in the water then a Fury.
2000 520vx Ranger
250 PRO XS
SERIAL#2B115788/ 25P Fury 4/ 25P Fury 3 blade
Everyone is talking about the original 3 blade fury, there aren't enough fury 4's out for enough people to have run to get a good consensus.
Hopefully the fury 4 is much improved and lifts better than the original 3 blade. The tempest is a better prop IMO for bass boats.
I believe he is talking about the 3 blade Fury prop. The 3 blade Fury deffenitly likes to run deeper in the water and gives a flatter ride the a Tempest. A tempest likes to run higher and carries the bow higher. A 4 blade would be a different story.
I know this. Being he has a big boat with a 225 i was sharing my results of my fury4 to give him another prop option. The fury 4 is not your typical 4 blade. There are plenty out there now. Just search the boards. I would say 90 percent of people are really happy with it and we've had some really good guys testing with good results. Fury 4 carries a good load with a heavy boat and is fast for a 4 blade. And pretty much every testing including mine the fury 4 loves to ride high not low on Rangers. Im sure some boats may like to run a fury 4 low. As you can see in my pic which was running a fury 4 has my boat lifted and out of 4 blades that i have tested none of them lifted my boat like that
Last edited by fishfarm; 05-03-2017 at 10:34 AM.
2000 520vx Ranger
250 PRO XS
SERIAL#2B115788/ 25P Fury 4/ 25P Fury 3 blade
I'd say a 25 Tempest would be what you're looking for