Help with setup on 210

[tangerine427]

Hey guys great site. Bought a 02 210 last year. Boat came with 27 pitch 4 blade that works great. I am looking for a little more, I can run this boat with 3 people loaded with gas and tons of tackle at 75 mph gps @5800 rpm. I have a 04 Evinrude 225 ho with 12" jack plate, great holeshot just looking for a 2 man setup for tourney's. I put a 28p raker II on it this weekend down at tablerock and holeshot felt like a big 3 blade, once on plane it felt like it wouldn't lift and I was running 68 mph @6200 rpm. Just felt like it was blowing out I ran it across the lake and temp light came on. Any suggestions for setup, from what I have read I think I need to lower motor. Sorry for long 1st post.

[GE Blazer]

Find you a good old style 28 Raker. The key is a good or have one worked. The old styles are much better than the Raker II. Set your motor at 1.5" below the pad and run it. Come up 1/4" at a time until you lose wp or speed.

[Rebel1]

If it was running 75 with 3 people loaded, I would just put the 4 blade back on and fish.

[tangerine427]

I want a straight out 2 man tourney setup for fastest possible top speed. I will try bringing the motor down again and start over with the 3 blade. Thanks guys will repost after it warms up and I can take it out again.

[tangerine427]

Is the original raker a 13.5" od?

[GE Blazer]

14.5

[Blazer190]

If your running 75 stay with that prop.

[Fear-This]

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[crab bass]

Just curious what kind of 27p 4-blade you had on it to start. Do you still get the good hole shot when boat is loaded with full livewells? How far is the motor below pad, etc. I may need this kind of prop or setup. I have an 01 210 with the same motor. I have a 28 trophy plus and the hole shot is bad. Just ciurious let me know if you don't mind. thanks

[GE Blazer]

Here's my opinion...a 28 trophy is probably one of the worst props on that combo there is.

[crab bass]

What do you suggest? That was what came on it when I bought it. My problem is i fish a lot of shallow lakes and I need to get up and down faster. It carries a load good but I would give up some of that to have a better hole shot.

[tangerine427]

I think its a txp 4 blade, it came on boat when I bought it. It was worked over by Mark. I know it isn't a mercury prop. It has great holeshot with 4 blade, I have it about 2.5" below pad. I am lowering it 1" and running a buddies raker 28 in place of the raker II I tried before. The boat runs great, it has awesome holeshot and plenty of lift, I just need more top end for 2 man setup for tourney's.

[Rebel1]

With a 225 HO on 210, 75-76 tourney loaded is about as good as it gets. We have found thru testing on a 210 with a 250 Yamaha with the motor set at 1/2in. below the pad that a 26 TXP was the best for a heavy tourney load and it will run around 76-77.

[crab bass]

Do you think I should try the 26 txp or the 28 txp? I assume I should definitely get the 4-blade? I do get 74-75 loaded with the 28 trophy plus but I can't stand the hole shot I am getting.

[tangerine427]

I ran it today with both the 3 blade 28p raker I ran that about 3" below pad and it ran 73 @ 6200, water pressure is 25 psi. I ran my 27p 4 blade at 1.5" below pad. I can't raise the motor any higher unless I move it up on the jack plate. I ran it loaded with 2 tanks of gas and a lighter partner and it pushed 77 mph @ 5900. Do you think higher up to 1/2" below pad I will see more mph. Maybe a 28p 4 blade? My holeshot is amazing with my 4 blade, it feels like a 17' boat.

[tangerine427]

Any body running a bobs nosecone on their blazers, or evinrudes for that matter. Will that help me get a little more mph?

[canadabullet]

You might try a 26 Fury but by the sounds of it your prop setup is going to be hard to improve upon . You might get a bit more with that motor before overrevving with a 26 Fury installed but whether it will pull it to any more topend than you now have, trying one is the only way to know.. That must be a strong Evinrude

[tangerine427]

Boat responded well to lift of motor. I cannot get the jack plate any higher. I think I might have to raise it up on the plate itself. It is about 2" below hull and is running 77-78@ 5900. I have some Boyesen reeds coming for it. Would a nose cone help me break the 80 barrier?