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Prop and Setup Question 186vf
1995 Charger 186vf, 1996 Evinrude Intruder 175
With a 25p OMC Renegade, I get 4600rpms and 49mph, good holeshot and handling
With a 24p OMC Raker, I get 5200rpms and 50-51mph, handles terrible, poor hole shot, like driving a piece of lumber with an outboard on its arse
Prop is 3.5" below pad, no jackplate - I am planning on adding a jackplate
Water pressure is ~20psi
I am planning on a 4 to 6" jackplate, but I'm really looking for a prop recommendation outside the OMC props to optimize performance, top speed is nice, but optimal setup it better.
Any input?
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Charger Boats Moderator
I would try a 22 pitch and see if rpms go up it sounds more like a motor problem.
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Something is not right. My 186 with a 150, 24 raker (worked) and a full load ran 62 all day. Check the motor and prop. I did have a 6 inch jack plate, but that really did not make that big of a difference. It helped with hole shot and rough water handling
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I had a 2001 186 w/mariner 175 4"jp 25p Trophy plus would run 5800 rpm's@65 gps light and runs 62-63 loaded.
Start at 3 1/2" and rise up 1/4" till you lose speed or wp. I ended up raising mine to 2 3/4" p2p. At about 3" p2p it was like a new boat hole shot was amazing and gained a ton of lift. For the first time I could feel it get up and fall off the pad. Still owe TOC for telling me to keep going up with it