The wait is over! Got my new motor Tuesday. Heres the specs and some pic's.
2005 Pro Gator 200V, 2005 Evinrude 225 HO E-Tech. Hydro Dynamics 8" jack plate, Power Tech CLS200VMX3R27P Prop. T&H hot foot, Lowrance LMS-330C and X51.
Engine set center line of lower unit 2 1/2" below hull.
And the numbers are 80 mph GPS at 5800 RPM's
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Very nice. Congrats.
Nice pictures, great boat, and wonderful performance numbers. I don't think I could get used to those fishing seats though, my legs are much too long.
Go find some of them Mercs and let them eat wake! Sharp looking rig and excellent #'s you are a proud owner as you should be
! CM
Good looking ride with the E-Tec on the back Too.
Enjoy...
What is the gear ratio of the 225 H0 etec?
Man, those numbers are pretty good
Glad you finally got the E-TEC on there
tekajo,
I know where you're going with this one.
The gear ratio is 1.85:1
Jason Phillips
I will stay out of this. I thought maybe there was some kind of gear ration option.
0% Slip!!! Wow, where can I get a Power Tech prop????
FF
Hve NEVER seen a prop run a zero slip............. 2 percent is extemley food! Nice lookin rig for sure!
If you want to fly down (I'm sure Mercury will pay for it), you can take a ride in my 80+ mph Stratos 200 Pro XL w/ 225 E-Tec H.O.
Jason Phillips
There's a 201 Pro my dealer just sold in this area with a 225HO. I know for a fact it hit 81mph with very little setup time.
Anyone that wants to come down and take a ride, I can prove to you that this boat will do what I posted. I cant help it if the Merc wont do that. Had a 1997 hull with a 200 mariner on it and the best it ever done was 68 mph GPS.
Not trying to slam you and I am an Evinrude man all the way, in fact I have a 200 HP E-TEC hanging on the back of my boat. But facts are facts, if you plug the numbers you listed into a prop slip calculator, you will have a theoretical speed of 80 MPH. Theoretical speed is the speed you would travel with no prop slip. Most bass boats have between 9 and 14% slip so its highly unlikely that your getting 0% slip.
So one of four things are going on here:
1- Your exaggerating and not really going 80 MPH GPS
2- Your Tach is way off and your turning 6500 RPM (not sure what the rev limiter is on the E-TEC)
3- Your swinging bigger than a 27 P prop
4- A little of all the above.
If you want, go to http://go-fast.com/Prop_Slip_Calculator.htm plug in the numbers and see for yourself.
Why do I care how fast this boat will or will not run? Many newbies read these boards and based on information they find here, they go off and buy the same setup then wonder why they only run low 70's.
FF
I believe that calculator misses effects from cupping. I've been accused of telling false numbers when running my boat at 65 mph (GPS) 5400 rpm with 24" Raker. This almost equals the theoretical top speed using that calculator... My guess is cup makes the difference, but I'm no prop guru. Anyone with better suggestions?
/Magnus L
[/I] Stockholm, Sweden[/I]
Use these numbers and try...I have negative slippage according to the calc
1.86 gears....25pitch Tro4.....5500rpm....69.8mph = -infinity slip
You can't rely on them things for every application. There are exceptions to the rules, for cupped props you aer supposed to add some pitch for the calc to do it properly....
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