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Rare set up.Mark had the 200 on there because he had one he wanted to use. The Tempest should be about the right wheel. You could trya 24 Trophy. As you know Mark had a good load and that would influence the propeller seelction. From our recollection, the Tempest did run in the upper 60s on this rig. you wont run much over 65 to 68 with this one. BCB
OH! Try the calculator at the top, use a 1.75 gear case and probably 8% on your rig. If your speeds are close, you have a good prop combo.BCB
About 68 is what it would run. Thats based on the boat speedometer. According the the calculator thats the correct speed too. The thing I dont like the most is the hole shot, kinda slow. I pulled 2 plugs but the prop would slip way to easy, so I went to 1 plug pulled and its much better than 0 pulled. Still not great, and I seem to have lost some top end. Now the speedometer will only reach about 64 or so. It appears I need to start looking for a new prop.
base your findings on GPS and not your speedo. They are not accurate enough to determine true MPH. Earlier 200 & 225 Optis were soft on the lower end. That maded them a little flat loaded. The 200 Optis improved in 2001 and the 225 in 2002. BCB
Since I dont have a GPS the speedo will have to do. All the same Im enjoying the boat and thats the main thing. Thanks for your input.
Chuck, the speedo will error differently as you change the setup. For instance, raising the motor might get you less pressure into the speedo hole, which will lower the speedos version of the speed, even though the true speed might increase.If youre having holeshot problems, whats your RPM? It could be that the Tempest could have some vent plugs added/removed. My 1999 225 Opti didnt hit the powerband until about 3000 RPMS. you could spin at 2000 for as long as you wanted and not go much of anywhere. If youre running under 3000 RPMs on holeshot, remove one of those plastic plugs from the prop. If it doesnt improve, remove another one. If, on the other hand, your RPMs are at 5000+ and youre just not getting any “bite” with the prop, you need to add a plug. Normally, those props come stock with all holes having large plugs. Usually thats a good starting point. However, you might need to put in medium or smaller plugs if youre just sitting there spinning the prop and not getting any forward movement.
Ive played with the plugs some. Removed 2 plugs and it was too much. Prop would spin easily if you got the rpms up during take off. Plus it would cause the prop to spin when you did a hard turn at medium to low speeds. I have one plug out now and seems to be the best. Hole shot is much better, and it has plenty of torque when you give is the gas after your up and going. Havent tried all 3 plugs in since I had the TPIs replaced. They were causing all kinds of problems with my performance. Plus making that light and alarm go off. Thanks for the input.
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What is the best prop to run on a 2001 Jag w/225 Optimax? I run a heavy tournament load and I am a bigger guy.
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