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What is meant by the term Holeshot? - iboats Boating Forums Refers to the amount of time to go from a dead stop (in the hole) to up on-plane People pulling skiers wake boarders towing in general are usually more concerned with this aspect of performance D
Need advice on prop choice. . . need better holeshot!!!!! 1) Need better holeshot if more than 3 people in the boat, I have to move people up front to get it to plain out in a timely manner 2) I do not know prop manufacturer, but here is what is on prop - V O Turbo Aluminum 3) 14 1 4 x 20 - 3 Blade 4) Wide open throttle runs about 5500 rpm about 45 mph avg load is 4300 lbs
Need better hole shot | Boating Forum - iboats Boating Forums My primary use is skiing or boarding with 6-7 people in the boat ( 21 ft Sea Ray 200 sport 5 0 with Edlebrock carb approx 260 hp) If the engine is in good shape a good 4 blade will help holeshot and give some stern lift Yes a 5 7 would be better but I really get great holeshot when towing with a 5 0
Trim Trim Tab position for holeshot - iboats Boating Forums 265 Jun 8, 2010 #3 Re: Trim Trim Tab position for holeshot For the absolute quickest planing, outdrive all the way in and tabs all the way down Then as soon as the boat starts laying down I bring the tabs up first to where ever I want to run deoending on the conditions, then start bringing up the motor Most of the time though I don't need
prop for holeshot | Boating Forum - iboats Boating Forums Dec 24, 2009 #11 Re: prop for holeshot Not knowing what your rpm is could be hard on your motor It isn't likely to be overeving with the load your pushing but you could be lugging it To low an rpm max If the motor can't reach its rated rpm it is lugging through the entitre rpm range Sort of like forcing your car to tow up hill in overdrive
Holeshot | Boating Forum - iboats Boating Forums Re: Holeshot Without rpm the speed is pretty meaningless Something like a Tinytach is reasonable and easy to install With rpm and speed and a performance description,boat weight,deep V or shallow V all the way to the transom we can tell much better what is needed Need a better idea of your hole shot To some dogging would be 30 seconds to plane others it would be 10 seconds
Tilt Trim Position for best hole shot - iboats Boating Forums Jul 21, 2017 #5 there is no set-it-and-forget-it for trim and boats the trim will be different for conditions, wind, speed, load, weight balance, etc I wear the trim button out on most boats trim all the way in, mash throttle, and as boat is coming out of the hole, start backing off throttle while thumb is pulling up on trim switch so that
Trying to increase hole shot. . . - iboats Boating Forums Jan 20, 2014 #2 Re: Trying to increase hole shot so my thought process was: 1 to change to a 21 pitch prop 2 possibly going to a 4 blade prop 3 adjusting the height of the motor 4 adding the trim tabs and or adding hydrofoil
3 blade vs 4 blade for better hole shot. - iboats Boating Forums Apr 30, 2006 #3 Re: 3 blade vs 4 blade for better hole shot Provided you are already operating the power trim properly; the biggest improvement on bow rise and holeshot would probably be gained from trim tabs <br ><br >There'll be a great number of people here on this forum that would recommend the Smart Tabs
Update - New prop seems to slip a lot - iboats Boating Forums Jul 13, 2007 Messages 145 Aug 3, 2011 #1 I just installed a new 21p High Five prop on the weekend My concern is that the prop seems to slip a lot on holeshot wack the throttle and it jumps up to 4000rpm right quick, almost like the vent holes were open I changed the prop blind under water