07 classic advice

[SoupCanCowboy]

guys, having problems getting my new-to-me 07 classic on plane….200 optimax,manual jp and 26p 3 blade tempest plus prop.takes forever to get the boat on the water, once its up it flies and handles well.back end is heavy with 12ft talons, and 4 agm batteries…from seeing other posts, looks like my jackplate is adjusted pretty low? the PO of the boat said he never messed with it, just lived with being slow to get on plane….ideas?

ty

rich

[PPBASS51]

Opti’s were never that great on the low end and you are pushing an awful lot of weight in the rear with 4 AGMS and Talons.

26 Pitch Prop seems way to big for that setup. I would try to see if you can borrow a smaller prop from a friend or a test prop from a Mercury Dealer. What are your rpms on the top end?

[schodackbassman]

I owned an 07 Classic like that for 11 years.  Same motor and pitch (but a Fury 3 blade), even the same color scheme!  NOBODY beat me out of the hole and few could stay with me.  But I didn’t have shallow anchors and had a 24V TM system.  Those Talons are ridiculously heavy for a Puma much less a Classic which is extremely sensitive to weight changes.  I remember going from a MK  Maxxum to a Fortex and could tell the difference with the extra weight up front that required a little more trim after the change.  Assuming you intend to keep the Talons and 36V TM, I’d drop to a 24P 3 blade Fury to start.  Also raise motor until plates are even  to start.  Due to all that weight in the rear, you may have to come up 1/4 to a 1/2″ more to help with hole shot just don’t over trim once on plane.  I don’t know if you will ever fly out of the hole but you may be able to improve hole shot substantially.  You may even have to drop to the 23P.  Just know you may sacrifice top end and get into the limiter.  That hull loves the Fury 3 blade prop BTW.  Good luck, keep us posted with your progress.

Brian

 

 

[Bass Cat Boats]

The poster above is right on Opti’s and hole shot.

We don’t like Talons as they hurt hole shot, even more than Power Poles. The upper motor weight really pulls the hull back when taking off. We also are not fans of Tempest propellers and prefer either a Trophy or Fury on that hull. With your load we would try a 24 Fury. We don’t think we would raise the motor unless you don’t have steering wheel torque when running on top end, then only go up 1/4” at a time.

[SoupCanCowboy]

thanks guys…an update, replaced the prop with a 4 blade 23p, adjusted jp up half an inch and it gets on plane much faster, goes good…i am switching to lithiums this winter so will do more testing/adjusting after and will update.

ty

rich

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