shove everyone into the cabin until it breaks over...

thanks for that suggestion! Lol actually did make 3 guys go up to cabin and that still did not work! prior owner says let it cavitate and blow out and will start to grab!

I would think that one of the prop supporting vendors would have a solution for you. Sounds like a beautiful boat but who needs the drama every time you want to get under way?

Thanks for replies! yes-boat was actually set-up to race f-2 class-i was told that they actually made it lighter then other 38's raised the x to give it more top end. also here is a thought how about changing the shorties back to standard?

Try a 1" spacer that should help you to get on plane will loose about 2 or 3 mph. The bad thing about your setup is you are always going to be a blade thrower with the high x dim. Bravo's can't handle surfacing had the same setup with 600's and lost about 9 or 10 blades.

I think all the newer ones are like this, my boat has same x and that's what I do, takes a little getting used to but after few times it like riding a bike.

prior owner(Braxton) has been so helpful! he also claims he lost a bunch of blades-he had herring build 7 bladders and have been perfect! putting on 1" spacers will that put too much load on drives w/this set-up? Brian from fountain said best would be to go to standard lowers instead of shorties -that would be a 2" drop.

I never had 7's broke a lot of 6's couple 5's Herings, Throttle ups and hydro's a lot of people said to run maxim they will last but never tried them. Somebody lent me a set of 32's bravos 4 blade (broke in the middle of a run in the gulf) never thought I would get on plane but the boat was like a rocket ship out of the hole. Just for the hell of it try a set 34 might be surprised. Good luck

i think 1" spacers -see what speed loss? then shop a prop-just talked to reggie and he agreed that he liked the maxim props.

What 5 blade maxims are equivalent to 6 blade herring 34's? also big dif., if maxims are labbed or not.