What are you running and how fast is your boat?

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Permalink Reply by Joel Booth on April 3, 2010 at 10:12pm

ya ya everybodys boat goes over 70 but I pass a lot of people with my boat going only 69-70. Whats up with that?

Permalink Reply by NickBarrFishing.com on April 5, 2010 at 10:33am

The New Legend Alpha 199 w/ 225 Optimax (NOT ProXS) was doing 69.5 at Banks this weekend with a tourney load. So i'm guessing I am going to hit 73 on the Westside, usually at Banks its a drop of 2-4 mph. I am running a 25P Fury and I have not measured below pad yet, but I am getting 25 PSI and turning about 5700 RPMS. A little more tweaking to go, but she is getting close.

Joel, most peoples #'s are in ideal conditions. Some boats can't go that fast when there is 2'-3' chop on the water, Rough water boats such as similar to yours and mine can usually go faster in the the rough stuff and keep from kidney ruptures. I saw this example this weekend on Banks Lake, White caps I can run 64 mph, boat completely level and sawing through waves.

Permalink Reply by Mike Bess on April 5, 2010 at 11:08am

Maybe you are going faster than them?

Joel Booth said:

ya ya everybodys boat goes over 70 but I pass a lot of people with my boat going only 69-70. Whats up with that?

Permalink Reply by Joel Booth on April 5, 2010 at 6:49pm

Maybe but I'm sure there is some other explanation for it.

Mike Bess said:

Maybe you are going faster than them?

Joel Booth said:

ya ya everybodys boat goes over 70 but I pass a lot of people with my boat going only 69-70. Whats up with that?

Permalink Reply by Ronald Hobbs, Jr. on April 6, 2010 at 5:23am

I dont know yet, I will let you know!

Buck Brunner said:

Ron,
Thanks for the info. I love the looks of the Triton X series and had hoped to trade towards a 21x2 demo this year, or one of those 20i Class demos, but just can't swing it right now. Hopefully next year.

How do you like the X2 vs X3 series hulls?

I have played around with raising/lowering the jackplate and found the best spot is right where it was set when I bought the boat new, so leaving it there.

Ronald Hobbs, Jr. said:

Buck I have the 20X-2 Triton and it does 70 without a quiver in chop. It rides the smoothest and is the easiest to drive Triton or any boat for that matter that goes over 70mph in rough water IMO. If you are looking for a good smooth ride and great handling this hull is for you. I have had it at 75 mph without having to worry about the chine walk you get out of the older TR series boats.

Buck Brunner said:

2007 Triton TR196 with 2007 200HP Optimax.
Tempest 25 prop, full tourney load and full fuel tank, no passenger, I have hit 65MPH on Lake Sammamish in January.

Guessing smoother water and cold, dense air on Sammamish helped.

However, at 65MPH GPS, the ride was a bit scary... chine walk, constant trim, steering, and smooth touch on the hotfoot.

I'm still learning to drive, so take that into consideration.

One question I have is...

Is there a 21 foot bass boat out there that will carry a full tournament load, full fuel tank, with fishing partner, and comfortably do 70 MPH in slightly choppy water? Does such a boat exist, and what is it?

I hit a 4 foot wake doing about 55 GPS on Lake Wa last year, and after pulling the prop out of water, and then slamming back down at a complete stop, I thought I had broken something in my body... very scary experience.

I've heard talk of full tournament loads in Skeeters and Rangers doing 70 MPH plus in chop without so much as a twitch, even hands off steering wheel.

Are these stories true, or just wishful thinking?

Thanks for any input!

Permalink Reply by Ronald Hobbs, Jr. on April 6, 2010 at 5:27am

Most guys are talking top speeds that they have had in their boats. I know what my boat is capable of and how fast it was before I dingged my prop to hell or ran the cup off it at potholes by running through to much sand. My boat is now a good 4 to 6 MPH slower. Atleast I know if I was to fix my prop I would get the speed out of the boat once again.

Joel Booth said:

Maybe but I'm sure there is some other explanation for it.

Mike Bess said:

Maybe you are going faster than them?

Joel Booth said:

ya ya everybodys boat goes over 70 but I pass a lot of people with my boat going only 69-70. Whats up with that?

Permalink Reply by Russ Baker on April 7, 2010 at 2:15pm

Just ran the 721 Phoenix on Lake WA set 3-1/2 below the pad and got 74 with two guys and tourney load at 5300 RPM. Looks like we will be raising the motor another 1/2 inch to see what she will do.

Phil thanks for coming along on the maiden voyage in the Mythical Phoenix.

Permalink Reply by Eric DeLay on April 7, 2010 at 2:36pm

That is really fast. You should have ran it empty with one guy in it so we would know how fast it's ultimate top speed is. Probably over 80?

Russ Baker said:

Just ran the 721 Phoenix on Lake WA set 3-1/2 below the pad and got 74 with two guys and tourney load at 5300 RPM. Looks like we will be raising the motor another 1/2 inch to see what she will do.

Phil thanks for coming along on the maiden voyage in the Mythical Phoenix.

Permalink Reply by Russ Baker on April 7, 2010 at 3:18pm

Phil,

Thats right the speedo we discovered was off compared to the GPS.

Phil Mehrtens said:

I think it was a little faster than 74 the gps said 77!

Russ Baker said:

Just ran the 721 Phoenix on Lake WA set 3-1/2 below the pad and got 74 with two guys and tourney load at 5300 RPM. Looks like we will be raising the motor another 1/2 inch to see what she will do.

Phil thanks for coming along on the maiden voyage in the Mythical Phoenix.

Permalink Reply by Chris Blandi on April 7, 2010 at 5:36pm

Thats what I want to know too.

Brian Reimers said:

Russ what's the max RPMs for that motor?

Permalink Reply by Tom Edwards on April 7, 2010 at 5:54pm

rpm range = 5,000 - 6,000

http://www.yamaha-motor.ca/products/products.php?model=3524&sec...

an article;

http://www.bassfan.com/reviews_article.asp?id=167

Chris Blandi said:

Thats what I want to know too.

Brian Reimers said:

Russ what's the max RPMs for that motor?

Permalink Reply by Tom Edwards on April 7, 2010 at 7:13pm

If the rpm range goes up to 6,000, then THAT is the max rpm, I would think.

Brian Reimers said:

Tom,
the question was. Russ what's the max rpms for that motor! not the rpm range.

Tom Edwards said:

rpm range = 5,000 - 6,000

http://www.yamaha-motor.ca/products/products.php?model=3524&sec...

an article;

http://www.bassfan.com/reviews_article.asp?id=167

Chris Blandi said:

Thats what I want to know too.

Brian Reimers said:

Russ what's the max RPMs for that motor?

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