Cooper,
I made the same mistake about thinking Lea was a he,She corrected me too.
But let me tell you, she is a sweatheart!
Cooper,
I made the same mistake about thinking Lea was a he,She corrected me too.
But let me tell you, she is a sweatheart!
I am in a similar situation. I plan to install a hot-foot and steering wheel mounted trim controls for safety reasons. I have been having issues with my throttle adjustment. It backs-off if I take my hand off of it so I have to steer with one hand. I plan to play with the adjustment, but don't know if I can get it right. The hot-foot will eliminate this problem! Regarding the jack plate, I'm not certain that you need one. I have a 1988 201 f/s with an 1988 200 merc. I am seeing 67 mph (speedo). From what I have read, Champs like to have the motor lower than other hulls. I also have the same prop as you do (23P Trophy Plus). So maybe you do not need a jackplate. Something to think about.
1988 Champion 201 F/S
1988 Mercury 200
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ChampionCooper »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hey Chris,
the more I dig into adding things the higher and higher the price tag is climbing, how much I would love to jump up a notch and get the 225 i just can't do it, i can't , I can't , I can't , ohhhhhhhhhhh the pain, ohhhhhhhhhhhhh the pain. Maybe , just maybe if I get the jack plate and raise er up all the way and disconnect the alarm and pinch off the pressure gauge, then run er wide open ............... ah huh you know what I am thinkin........ I am thinkin I could say "Honey I just don't know how my engine blew up! I guess I am going to have to buy a new one now...... gosh dang it! "........... hmmmmmmm there is a plan in the making.......</TD></TR></TABLE>
You know its probably going to be a little cheaper to sell that one and just buy a 225 JMO!
Chris,
All of the costs are upgrades and cosmetic. My 200 only has about 20 hrs. on her (power head) and when I did shut her down she was running very well and no complaints. I am not the one as to where I have to get there lickitie split. I just want to upgrade with new equipment and make her a better performing boat. I figure if I spend $7,000 on everything I am still way ahead of the game. I checked into the 225 and that would more than likely rack up another $11,000 or higher. Some day a long, long, long time from now I will breakdown and buy a newer boat but at this time I am just a causual fisherman that goes out from time to time and the $7,000 is my cut-off. I think that just making her as new as possible she might last another 20 yrs.................
But the 225 sure would be nice............
It is your money and ultimately your decision!
good luck on your restoration, a member in my club bought a hyd jack plate and he did not like it. I really don't thnk the cost makes it worth buying it. A good 6"- 10" should adjusted right would be fine. Bobby Mc
Bobby McDonald
I decided on the 6" Rapid Jack ...............
Should work...Rapid jack is a good one...but I noticed folks were recommending 9.5" ???
Well hello Lea,
Yes there are a few who do run the 9.5" but I am going to go with Pat Goff advice and run the 6". He told me if I run the 8" I might pick up a couple of mph but act a little weird in the Mid range. I might have had a new dancing partner if I decided to go with the 9.5.......... he heh eh he, but anyway it is done and my mind is set on the Rapid Jack 6", I think it will be a perfect all around plate for my set-up.
Cooper
My bad!!!I must've missed Pat's recommendation!!! I agree with you...follow his advice!
Not your mistake Lea, he replied on another post that I did.......
My only complaint abut the hot foot is that when i am loading by myself I cant let the throttle hold the bolt against the bow stop when I go to latch the hook. This sucks. Also I like to troll in the summer and it sucks having to keep your foot on the gas. It does make driving more fun and it is a great safety feature.
Just as a matter of fact just today a friend of was telling me the very same thing about loading the boat by himself and not being able to keep the throttle on to keep the boat butted up.. and he was also complaining about his leg cramping trying to maintain speed in rough water (whata whimp), so as of now I am not 100% on buying the hotfoot as of yet.
I personally like having a hot foot and pro trim. I like the idea of having both hands on the wheel. Some of it has to do with not having hydraulic steering though. Good luck with your decision.
One thing it does do well is it gives you a lot more control over the boat in rough water. Being able to lift with both hands on the wheel is really nice. When you are having t Tac the chop and you have your bow down things can get pretty harry sometimes with only one hand on the wheel. I have been trying to come up with something to use as a cruise control. I really like the foot. Nothing is perfect.
I do not recommend the hot foot trim control. Its trim control on the floor. I still sometimes hit the down button when I have my legs tucked under the console. And sometimes I forget and rest my foot on it. Its cool when you intend t use it but I have had some scares.
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