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Couple of questions here, 2013 Margay dual console with an ultrex on the front, Factory jackplate settings 150 pro xs. Just got back from a week of fishing in Canada and here are my observations, had a 25 pitch tempest plus and two guys loaded to fish was a 60mph boat but not turning enough rpm. Bought a used 24 tempest plus and with two guys hit 63mph and the right rpm. Here is the issue.
1) with full livewells, two guy's the 24 will not lift or carry the load, the boat was stuck at 45mph no matter how much trim, add a third guy forget it. Can someone like Ronnie Gilbert get a 24 to lift this hull with a load? If I raise the plate slightly will that help with load carrying bow lift?
As an aside even though the 25 would not turn enough rpm it did lift well. So I think the 24 is the right prop for this boat all around but do I get it worked or did I lift the plate?
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