Garry Hagins
Active Member
All,
When purchasing a XB-21 Pro Sport it is very important that you know something when selecting the motor (300XS), lower unit (sportsmaster), and gear ratio (1.62) what to expect. I currently purchased a new boat and when the boat was set up it would not come on plane any quicker than 8 to 18 seconds w/28 P Bravo FS (prop worked by Robbie). I did go with a 36 volt trolling motor so I do have the extra weight of an additional battery in the rear.
When talking to the dealer make sure they add 2 degree wedges and they trade the 4 inch spacer for a 2 1/2 inch spacer. They may want to mount 1 or 2 of the batteries in front of the console to add some weight to the front of the boat to help it plane quicker.
I ordered my boat in February from a dealer that had never set up an Allison prior to mine. I now have my boat at Sanderson Marine and they are trying to work some of the issues out that is preventing it from coming on plane like it should.
It is my understanding that very few Pro Sports have been built and set up in the last few years so there isn't a lot of dealers use to setting the boat and motors up.
A person suggested to me to go with 1.75 gears but then you run into the problem of finding a prop big enough that it won't hit the rev limiter.
I will provide more information on the set-up once Lee Sanderson and Robbie has completed the boat and I pick it up.
Once on plane the boat would accelerate at a very quick speed. The acceleration will set you back in the seat and the handling of the boat was very good as I have reached 87 mph with very little trim and the motor even with the pad.
I can't wait to get the boat dialed in and running good.
When purchasing a XB-21 Pro Sport it is very important that you know something when selecting the motor (300XS), lower unit (sportsmaster), and gear ratio (1.62) what to expect. I currently purchased a new boat and when the boat was set up it would not come on plane any quicker than 8 to 18 seconds w/28 P Bravo FS (prop worked by Robbie). I did go with a 36 volt trolling motor so I do have the extra weight of an additional battery in the rear.
When talking to the dealer make sure they add 2 degree wedges and they trade the 4 inch spacer for a 2 1/2 inch spacer. They may want to mount 1 or 2 of the batteries in front of the console to add some weight to the front of the boat to help it plane quicker.
I ordered my boat in February from a dealer that had never set up an Allison prior to mine. I now have my boat at Sanderson Marine and they are trying to work some of the issues out that is preventing it from coming on plane like it should.
It is my understanding that very few Pro Sports have been built and set up in the last few years so there isn't a lot of dealers use to setting the boat and motors up.
A person suggested to me to go with 1.75 gears but then you run into the problem of finding a prop big enough that it won't hit the rev limiter.
I will provide more information on the set-up once Lee Sanderson and Robbie has completed the boat and I pick it up.
Once on plane the boat would accelerate at a very quick speed. The acceleration will set you back in the seat and the handling of the boat was very good as I have reached 87 mph with very little trim and the motor even with the pad.
I can't wait to get the boat dialed in and running good.