Handling problems

[Geno1973]

Hello all, new to the group. I'm hoping for some advice on my boat setup. I have a 2001 Basstream 1750 with a 2001 2 stroke 90 Merc. The hull weight, from any info I can find, is 975 lbs. and rated for a 150 hp. I bought it a couple months ago and it has a 8" fixed jp. My question is, is this too much setback? When throttling out the hole it gets a little squirly and wants to lean to the port side until trimmed up. Would it handle better without the jp since it is underpowered? I changed the solas 21 pitch prop that was on it to a Quicksilver laser 2 20 pitch and it helped a little, but I'm out of ideas. Oh, and I've got the jp as low as it will go. Ventilation plate is 1½" above pad. Thanks

[mdtritn21]

It's not rated for 150 hp probably 115. You need to measure your prop to pad and see what it is now, this thread will show you how. http://www.bbcboards.net/showthread.php?t=62660 Try to balance your load so the boat is setting level before you take off.