Rooster Tail ????
 

I am rookie in this sport and I was wondering if anyone can help me out. I have a 27 Daytona with 525 merc and sportmaster shortie drive. I have a 4 blade 28 pitch prop. How can I get a rooster tail; Do I have to change the drive or the prop???? Thanks :cool:

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Welcome to the eliminator family! What kind of speeds and rpm are you getting?

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I am getting 87mph at 5200rpm. I think I am changing to a 30 lab finished. Should put me at 90. :evilb:

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labbing the 28 may work. rev limit is at 5450 rpm. What gears are you using?

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Sorry, I am a little embarrassed but I dont know what gears I am running. I do know I am running a sportmaster drive (shortie). I am still in breaking so maybe after breaking in I will hit max rpm. I am trying out soon a Lab finished 30 so hopefully that will help. Thanks

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Put the tabs down, trim up the drive to about 50% or so and it should work.

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The gear ratio should be on a sticker on the side of the drive.

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NO TABS ON CATS MORON
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I dont have a tab on mine but there is cats that have a center tab.

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Rooster tails are a due to the drive height/prop style. On my 25, its due to the black hawk drive being mounted way up there. more prop out of the water than in. click signature link to see what I mean. Trimming for a tail is a waste of power and hard on the drive train. don't do it.

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Nice pic.!! Thanks!!

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87 at 5200 with a 28 prop gotta be 136 gears.

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I have the same set up with out the shortie drive and my numbers are not that good. Anyone have a 2"shortie lower for sale?

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Gsmith you buy and sell enough boats why dont you just buy mine it runs like that. And throughs a nice tail. Oh and the issue with a tail in that boat is it wont run 87 mph and put out the best tail ever. You have to pick one or the other when trimmed out at around 4 it runs 85-87mph and if run up to 5-6-7+ then it looses some mph but kicks a cool tail.

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I don't buy and sell boats. Hell I can barely afford the one I got. You wated all that time to get yours and you still wanting to sell?

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Hey PWRCAT,

Do you happen to have any pics of the rooster tail that you boat puts out? The dealer said that if I change to 30' prop I can probaly see 90.

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No, good pics just a video clip or two. Not cool enough to post it on the site though. And yeah I waited for it but things change now we need a lake house for the fam more than a boat for next summer.

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It is one sweet boat. Any offers or bites on it yet?

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Thanks, Ive had a few but none since ive been this serious about selling it.

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any more news since break in?

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:confused:

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33 Daytona before the 2" shorties

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After...... :drink:

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looks good. I have been looking for a 2 ich shortie to try, but have had no luck.

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buy a surface peircing drive, merc 6 , arneson, etc trim up at low speed and hammer throttle and watch the water fly.

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a 525 with 136 gears will not turn a 28 at 5200. Did you see what gears you have?