Adding weight to bow of boat

**strmwalker** · 01-03-2018, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by kycreek

Going to need more than a 115 with her aboard.

and a lot Trim tabs too !!!!

that's a lot of trimming best to push it back over in the water !!!!

**MO' MONEY** · 01-03-2018, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by "G"

Mo....did you ever get your jack plate and motor set right ? That may be your problem.

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I finally got weight distributed, then got water in my fuel, ran all that out and dinged my prop bad so now I lost all my lift, but gained 2+ mph with weight move... can’t win for losing. But yes, I moved motor all the way down on the jack plate and seems to be pushing it a lot better.

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**MO' MONEY** · 01-03-2018, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by SeaRay

Would trim tabs help?

Probably, but if I’m going to add something like that, I would probably spring for the bigger motor first. The boat fishes well except when I get in borderline high winds.

Guess I need to be content, it’s not going to fish like a 21ft Ranger. But for price and my setup, it fishes dang good. My wife keeps asking why i want a new boat when i catch fish out of mine, she’s starting to make sense

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**BigRiverMarine** · 01-03-2018, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by MO' MONEY

Probably, but if I’m going to add something like that, I would probably spring for the bigger motor first. The boat fishes well except when I get in borderline high winds.

Guess I need to be content, it’s not going to fish like a 21ft Ranger. But for price and my setup, it fishes dang good. My wife keeps asking why i want a new boat when i catch fish out of mine, she’s starting to make sense

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150 makes more sense to me. Gotta add hydraulic steering if you do tho.

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**strmwalker** · 01-03-2018, 12:36 PM

that Suzuki 140 ain't no bad choice of a motor either and would run real good on that boat !!!!my

**Rees Guide** · 01-03-2018, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by MO' MONEY

Probably, but if I’m going to add something like that, I would probably spring for the bigger motor first. The boat fishes well except when I get in borderline high winds.

Guess I need to be content, it’s not going to fish like a 21ft Ranger. But for price and my setup, it fishes dang good. My wife keeps asking why i want a new boat when i catch fish out of mine, she’s starting to make sense

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This is very scary, wife making sense, who ever heard of such.

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**wilbur** · 01-03-2018, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by strmwalker

that Suzuki 140 ain't no bad choice of a motor either and would run real good on that boat !!!!my

Nah Im 1mph slower than Doug from Kentucky with a 115. Except I have the special BRM tune up.

**cantcaresb** · 01-03-2018, 04:31 PM

Try this https://www.wakemakers.com/fly-high-...SABEgLBe_D_BwE

Pump water into bladder when you need weight empty it when your done

**bandchaser** · 01-03-2018, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by wilbur

Nah Im 1mph slower than Doug from Kentucky with a 115. Except I have the special BRM tune up.

Wilbur, you are just special period! Lol

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**Wannabe...** · 01-03-2018, 04:43 PM

Take $300 and send your prop to someone that knows what they are doing and explain exactly what you need. When they get finished and send the prop and $100-$150 back, put in the envelope with a thank you note and mail it to me.

Wannabe...

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