Hello all, I am new to BBC boards and to bass boats, this is my first fast boat. I have a a 1992 Ranger 451V, with a 1993 Mercury 150 HP XRi engine. 23P Mercury Tempest plus propeller. It has a 10" Quicksilver Paralift jack plate on it. I bought the boat a year and a half ago used. This year was the first year I have been able to try and run it wide open due to engine repairs. It porpoises real bad when getting on plane after about 30-40 yards of being on plane. I thought I was going to flip the thing. I have to back out of the throttle to a heavy wake to stop it. I did try trimming under, raising and lowering the motor. Three of us in the boat, three batteries in the stern, live wells were empty, 10 gallons of fuel in each tank, plus anchors and fishing gear. I was able to get it on plane with just me and my brother in the boat, he was sitting in the front on the deck. I had to feather the throttle up and down then hold it to keep it from porpoising. Is the jack plate too much for this style hull? I don't want to move the trolling batteries and lose the storage space in front. Does the propeller have too much bow lift for a naturally bow lift hull? Should I get a propeller that has stern lift? I am planning on taking the Quicksilver jack plate off and installing a Detwiller 6" plate. Can anyone who has owned one of these point me in the right direction? I want to thank all in advance. I do read the avise on here and have been helped considerably already from other posts.
Michael