Just got his one with a 24 tempest plus prop, running 61 but bow is not liiftng to last pad, roster tail Is 2-3 feet above crowl should I drop motor height? Try a 23 pitch, or four blade pop 3 and 1/4 blow pad..
any ideas
new to bass cat
Just got his one with a 24 tempest plus prop, running 61 but bow is not liiftng to last pad, roster tail Is 2-3 feet above crowl should I drop motor height? Try a 23 pitch, or four blade pop 3 and 1/4 blow pad..
any ideas
new to bass cat
Over trimming likely. Almost no trim needed on a cat set ptp to 3.25 below also
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What kind of weight do you have on the bow? Ultrex? How many graphs? Lithiums or AGM/wet cell? Poles? I had an '04 (though I had an EFI) which was the same hull as yours and ran both a 23 Tempest and a 23 Trophy (with blowout ring). I'd get 65-66 alone with empty livewells...61-62 was about where I was at with a tournament load on both props (the Trophy was worked by Boger though). I had no poles and just a Maxxum 72 and a single 8" graph on the bow. Lead acid batteries.
Sabres are pretty weight sensitive overall.
What’s your RPM and water pressure at WOT?
Aaron Campbell
Barling, AR
2007 Bass Cat Sabre
2011 Merc 175 Pro XS
Motorguide up front, 7 inch graph,
lead acid batteries, no power poles,
not overloaded with gear, water pressure 15 or 16
rpm 55-5600
Nothing fancy yet!
You're not front heavy.
23 Tempest will gain you a couple hundred RPM and put you close to 5800 (I always try and prop for max RPM). Also BassCats do like to run lower than you're probably used to so probably greater than 3" (3.25-3.5") prop to pad. That rooster tail isn't as much from motor height as it is over trimming.
First thing I'd do though is lower the motor and don't trim so much. If that improves things than consider going to a 23.
A well set up Sabre (really any Cat) will chine walk when WFO. My Sabre would start at 63-64. When I had my P2 it would start at 67-68.
Found a trophy plus 4 blade 23 pitch for a good price, should I try it?
61 is pretty good for an underpowered boat.
2022 z519 cup 225 merc 4s ser # 3B210484. 2--hds12 live units. 2 poles, atlas plate, ghost, hamby's, active target, merc digital gauges
2002 basscat pantera 3 (dad bought new) sold 8-2-22
2000 stratos 20 ss (bought new) 200 hp Rude ficht great boat/motor sold 11-21
pulled by a 2500HD Denali
proud dad of an ARMY Captain
MAGA
ASE/GM Master tech before tools
You will run out of PSI with a Tempest as it likes motor height. Stick with a 3 blade & try a 23" Fury-if you can get one-3 3/8"s on the plate.
Fury was better in my pantera 3, better then the tempest
2022 z519 cup 225 merc 4s ser # 3B210484. 2--hds12 live units. 2 poles, atlas plate, ghost, hamby's, active target, merc digital gauges
2002 basscat pantera 3 (dad bought new) sold 8-2-22
2000 stratos 20 ss (bought new) 200 hp Rude ficht great boat/motor sold 11-21
pulled by a 2500HD Denali
proud dad of an ARMY Captain
MAGA
ASE/GM Master tech before tools
Go to YouTube and look up Basscat Boats and find the video they did on how to drive a Basscat properly is where you’re you need to start more than likely
2022 z519 cup 225 merc 4s ser # 3B210484. 2--hds12 live units. 2 poles, atlas plate, ghost, hamby's, active target, merc digital gauges
2002 basscat pantera 3 (dad bought new) sold 8-2-22
2000 stratos 20 ss (bought new) 200 hp Rude ficht great boat/motor sold 11-21
pulled by a 2500HD Denali
proud dad of an ARMY Captain
MAGA
ASE/GM Master tech before tools
2022 z519 cup 225 merc 4s ser # 3B210484. 2--hds12 live units. 2 poles, atlas plate, ghost, hamby's, active target, merc digital gauges
2002 basscat pantera 3 (dad bought new) sold 8-2-22
2000 stratos 20 ss (bought new) 200 hp Rude ficht great boat/motor sold 11-21
pulled by a 2500HD Denali
proud dad of an ARMY Captain
MAGA
ASE/GM Master tech before tools
Y’all were correct, seat time was key:
top speed 65mph gps,
wot rpm 5600
water pressure 12
tournament load
24 pitch tempest plus
thanks again
2022 z519 cup 225 merc 4s ser # 3B210484. 2--hds12 live units. 2 poles, atlas plate, ghost, hamby's, active target, merc digital gauges
2002 basscat pantera 3 (dad bought new) sold 8-2-22
2000 stratos 20 ss (bought new) 200 hp Rude ficht great boat/motor sold 11-21
pulled by a 2500HD Denali
proud dad of an ARMY Captain
MAGA
ASE/GM Master tech before tools
Is fury the same pitch or it the one that drops a pitch, should I go fury 23 or 24,
3 or four blade?
I like the three blade