GotMyAlly
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Would be interesting to see if yours is getting wet at WOT. I figured the 03 plates were elevated higher above the pad. I guess that's the first one I've seen up close.
That's exactly what I had to do for it to work flawlessly Lee. I had to notch the back for the gearcast to not touch it, and I had to notch it at the front to get it as close to the boat as possible.The way it mounted I had to vee the plate at the rear for the engine to tuck in completely. At approx. 100 mph it would drive the bow over and start porpoising, I ended up cutting 3" off the rear to cure the problem and ran it for several years in the 104-106 range in the 1/4 mile. Guess what I'm saying is that the faster you go the more set up time it takes.
Lee
Bob,
As someone more or less stated, most of Darris's testing was with a 200 xs which was the engine he perfered everyone to use for maximum fuel economy and still run with or faster than 99% of the big boats with 250's. I believe the fastest he ever tested was with an 225 X that we played with at the plant for a few days which ran in the 86-87 mph area as I recall, the planer didn't have any ill effects at those speeds.
As a matter of fact, Darris had never even ridden in a 3.0L powered XB-21 until we did the BasSport Pro testing with Tiger in Fl.
Believe it or not the 200 xs had a better hole shot with less bow lift than any of the 3.0L engines that are running 1.62:1 gear ratio's.
Lee
Yeah, I noticed the more turbulent water as well. I figured that is what you were trying to show.The 2 pics I posted tell me that the water coming off the back of the boat is cleaner with the shorter plate. The water off the full length plate looks more turbulent to me. I actually ran the camera in video mode, and just grabbed a couple screenshots. The videos were pretty boring but one thing I did see in the videos is that when crossing boat wakes with the full length plate, the back of the plate slapped the water and sprayed water out to the sides. I could have done a better job on camera angles. I would have liked to seen the gearcase. And up under the jackplate to get a fuller view of the rear of the plate. I think next time I will add a couple more lengths to the arm on the suction cup mount to move it back and over just a little more. But with what I got there, I think cutting the plate did exactly what I expected.
I definatelty notice a difference, but I'm going to try and lower the ball so it is touching or almost touching the skid planner and add more air. I have a few of them, so I'll watch the pressure and if it pops I'll go a little lower psi with the next.18ftSWITZER.....WOW I LIKE IT!! You gota have the biggest ball on an Allison Ive seen. I just bought two more smaller ones Ill try and cram in there. Thats the ticket though. You must really notice it at rest,with a load and taking off.
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If ya could accually read the print is impressive for instructions.:big grin Do we Allison owners read instructions? I always thought we just keep trying till wola thats better.:big grinI was not real impressed with the lack of info on the tiny little cards they called "Instructions"!!
No I have a Go Pro, used it twice so far. I want a fixture so I can swivel it around, any ideas?It just snaps shut!! Not rocket science!! LOL!!
SLOmofo, do you have a Contour? I was not real impressed with the lack of info on the tiny little cards they called "Instructions"!!