Just guessing, but I can see increased bow lift leading to this. If the transom is the fulcrum, then when the bow goes up anything behind the transom would go down. Probably not by a large amount but if he was close before and now gets better bow lift, it might have forced the brackets into the water.
Bruce
2019 20 TRX Patriot
Mercury 250 ProXS Fourstroke
HDS 12 Live - Console
HDS 9 Live - Bow
That's exactly what one of the guys said at the shop today. When I had the 2 stroke, the boat ran very flat and I didn't have much bow lift. Over the winter, I added 2 degree wedges as Stein3411 did. I didn't get to test the boat with the 2 stroke and wedges before swapping to the v8. When I had the v8 installed, I had them keep the wedges on as I figured it would be easier to remove them than install them again. I have way more bow lift now though I'm not sure if it's the wedges or the increased torque of the motor or a combination of both.
In any case, I believe I'm making some headway on the setup. I also managed to track down a 25 Trophy Plus as well as a 24 Fury 4 to test in the coming week.
Rob,
I would really like to see an update on the latest performance numbers you have been able to obtain from your 21 TRX / 300 Pro XS 4S combo.
Mercury Pro Team
2017 Triton 20 TRX Patriot
250 Opti Max Pro XS
Twin 8' Power Pole Blades
2 Solix 12 gen 3 , with mega 360
Best prop I have found so far is 25p fury 3 with no plugs.
78.3 mph @ 6140 rpm, tournament load with 2 guys and 1/2 tank of gas.
Gave up playing with it to concentrate on fishing.
Boat is now packed away for the winter. Most lakes up here are frozen over.
I'll get back to it next season .
Did you ever hit 80 mph???
yea im wondering too
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Phillip Arrington
Dover/Goodlettsville Tn
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1999 Triton TR-21PD
Mercury 300R
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