running with the big dawgs now

[DahFISH]

Iam moving up and trading in my 9.9 4 stroke for a 20 2 stroke. With a typical tourney load of 500 lbs people, 80 lbs+- gear. How many more mph do you think I'll get out of my tracker pt165? With the 9.9 I would get 7-8mph (gps).

 

[Zum]

My guess is going to be around 17-19mph.

 

[Jim]

I would agree!


In my G3 pro 165 with 25hp 4stroke I got 13-18 depending on wind/calm water.

Xmytruck with his pro team 165 with 25hp 4stroke gets 22+

Being a 20hp 2 stroke I would agree with Zum.

Awesome upgrade for sure!

 

[DahFISH]

Sweet, I cant wait to get her on the water. The 9.9 left me stranded a few times this season so I didnt get much fishing in yet, and this was a deal that I couldnt pass up.

Hey Jim, do you have any of those stickers left over? I used one on my truck and the other is on the 9.9. I'll need one on the 20 to give them somthing to read as I pass them by. :lol: 8)

Lar

 

[Captain Ahab]

I have a few sticker and can even deliver

 

[DahFISH]

Thanks Ahab,
Jim is going to send some out. After I get her back in the water maybe we can get together and rip some lips at the Nock. I got alot of fishing to make up.

Lar

 

[DahFISH]

Got her back from the shop and up to the lake this morning. With just me and my normal gear load she hit 20.5mph (gps), 4000 rpms @ wot. Should be at 5000 rpms So I will have to drop 2 sizes on my prop to get there. My boat guy said that they can send my prop out and have it repitched with no problems.

 

[Zum]

What size pitch did you have?Only 4000rpm on a 14 foot boat would have to be like a 15,maybe more;just guessing.Didn't think they made them that big for a 20hp.
Sounds like your loving the new speed...congrats.

 

[DahFISH]

Thanks Zum, Iam loving it! I'am going to have to look at it. I never actually looked at the pitch size. :roll: Its up at the lake now but I be up there tomorrow and take a look. I'm running a 16' Bass Tracker they are heavy with all the decking and stuff, so I kind of figured I might have to get the prop repitched.

 

[Zum]

Sorry,my fault,guess with all my reading I mixed up posts;thought it was a smaller boat ...Makes better sense now
Think I've read somewhere that every pitch decrease will give you around 200rpm;varies with different boat profiles

 

[DahFISH]

That cool Zum, my boat guru said that with my boat style I could get 500 rpm per pitch change. So we will see, I want to do some test runs with the motor set at dif. holes before I pull the prop. I just got her back and dont want to miss any more fishing time.