Am I getting enough "bow lift?"

[smkur50]

I'm not sure if I am getting enough "bow lift"?

[Pole Bender]

I think you could use a little more there is still some boat in the water.

SWEET PICTURE!

[JohnPZX]

If you are getting 77 (GPS) out of your boat I'd think twice about changing anything!!! That's fast. Bow lift is just one part of the overall balancing act. Ive found that forward energy is just as critical - meaning if the bow is up - but the transom is down - you are wasting energy driving the pad into the water at an angle rather than letting it glide on the water. When I am running optimally (99 ZX202) my boat is fairly level on the water. Comparing to your picture - my bow is lower - but I'm breaking water much further back so I'm actually more out of the water than yours even though the bow is running lower - hence more efficient forward energy. Lots depends on propping properly to. I'm running a modified little 2.6L 200 ProV and getting just over 77.

[-BjBnet-]

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JohnPZX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If you are getting 77 (GPS) out of your boat I'd think twice about changing anything!!! That's fast. Bow lift is just one part of the overall balancing act. Ive found that forward energy is just as critical - meaning if the bow is up - but the transom is down - you are wasting energy driving the pad into the water at an angle rather than letting it glide on the water. When I am running optimally (99 ZX202) my boat is fairly level on the water. Comparing to your picture - my bow is lower - but I'm breaking water much further back so I'm actually more out of the water than yours even though the bow is running lower - hence more efficient forward energy. Lots depends on propping properly to. I'm running a modified little 2.6L 200 ProV and getting just over 77.</TD></TR></TABLE>
that's pretty much what I was thinking just couldn't explain as well. I found there was too much bow lift.
You'll get more transom lift with a 4 blade prop assuming you are using a 3 blade at the moment.....

[skeet210]

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JohnPZX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if the bow is up - but the transom is down - you are wasting energy driving the pad into the water at an angle rather than letting it glide on the water. When I am running optimally (99 ZX202) my boat is fairly level on the water. Comparing to your picture - my bow is lower - but I'm breaking water much further back so I'm actually more out of the water than yours even though the bow is running lower - hence more efficient forward energy. .</TD></TR></TABLE>

[skeeterrulz37]

man from the looks of that pic .......you bees flyn

[smkur50]

Well I was only doing 72mph there. I lifted the front for the picture. Yeah it slows me down that going that high. It does 77mph on the right conditions because it has a p2 kit on it.

[skeet210]

Figured that was a rhetorical question.