Outlaw 24 top speed only 52???? help
05-30-2012, 03:32 PM
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This is my first go fast how much should I be trimming the drive up. I read that you trim up till it stops increasing and I would trim it up a little bit from full down and it would go up a mph or and then seem to stop. Maybe I wasnt going far enough???
What was your father in law getting out of it?
If you stored it outside, check your bilges- sounds stupid - but........i towed my 80mph boat from fl. To san diego with the drain plug out. Took it out a couple times, always removing the plug. It was noticably slow-i was ready to take it to the shop when kneeling to check my prop i noticed color inside my drain hole .........a @#$# plastic plug fitting perfect from the inside. I cleared it and nearly an hour later it was empty! ........and thats how a 1000lbs+/- of florida rain water got to so. Cal. And my speed was back
If you stored it outside, check your bilges- sounds stupid - but........i towed my 80mph boat from fl. To san diego with the drain plug out. Took it out a couple times, always removing the plug. It was noticably slow-i was ready to take it to the shop when kneeling to check my prop i noticed color inside my drain hole .........a @#$# plastic plug fitting perfect from the inside. I cleared it and nearly an hour later it was empty! ........and thats how a 1000lbs+/- of florida rain water got to so. Cal. And my speed was back
05-30-2012, 03:55 PM
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You should have it well up from all the way down. If my trim indicator worked I could tell you where mine likes to run, but it's broken. I just do it by feel. If the boat starts porpoising you've gone too far. The trim isn't going to make up the diference between 52 and 70 mph though, there's something else going on.
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05-30-2012, 04:25 PM
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Prop slip? Bad hub in prop..if its turning 4600, with 4 people and 3/4 tank of fuel that sounds right on rpm. Your off on something. My 240 sport with a 502 runs 70...
05-30-2012, 06:35 PM
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On my 235 it makes a pretty big difference with drive all the way down to trimmed out for max on calm water. Is it 18 mph...I don't think so, but I know its a good bit. Wouldn't you have to spin the motor pretty high to hit 70 mph with a 23 mirage plus prop? I'm some what of a rookie myself, but that stuck out when I was reading through the OP. I have a 235 force and when I had a 23 mirage plus I was only getting about 63 at 5100 rpm's.
05-30-2012, 06:41 PM
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was he getting the 70 with a dream meter or a GPS if it was with the dream meter then with GPS speedo you are getting the true speed
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05-31-2012, 10:26 AM
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Similar set up....27' Baja w/new 509ci, 24" prop and lots of extra weight I can hit 69mph on gps @5k rpms. Prior to changing anything run it w/you only in the boat and see what you get @ 5k rpms. 4 people is a lot of weight but I'll agree, you should be in the 60s.
