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I pushing 5800 - 5900 rpms and the psi is 20-25. I am not exactly sure what the height is. I am getting some bow lift, but no chime walking at all. I feel like it needs to go down some more. I fooled with it this weekend some, but the fish were calling me so I had to fish.
Glad you are not getting chiNe walk. What is your WOT speed?
Lea can you ellaborate, more on the 1/2" extenderes.
The extenders are not full size. I never measured to see if 1/2" or what. They were installed by the dealer ... he referred to them as "C&O Special". As a starter, some folks simply glue some washers in the spot (one guy used quarters) and experiment with the number of washers till you get the optimum performance. I am speaking only with regard to Mercs. I don't know anything about the other brands.
How in the world do you guys and gals fit all your gear in the tiny back compartments (my biggest complaint with the 198 is the tiny back storage compartments). Maybe I am a bit of a packrat, but the 3 back compartments are full, the main center compartment is full, 1 rod locker is full of rods and the other gets my leftover tackle, any co-angler stuff and pfds. The drift socks, spare clothing and water proof tool bag gets thrown in with the batteries.
No wonder my boat can't even hit 68 with a full load with what a lot of people said is one of the stronger 225's out there (2004 Evy HO).
I think weight sensitive is an understatement as full livewells and wet carpet from the rain can cost me 2.5 mph as well.
It's also a bummer that to fill one livewell you gotta fill the whole thing which is a massive amount of water. Good for the fish, bad for performance. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/Laugh.gif