97Alpha175
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- May 10, 2022
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Hello All! I have a Sea Ray 175 (18ft bow rider) with Mercruiser 3.0lx with Alpha one gen 2 drive and a 14.25 x 21p 3 blade aluminum prop.
I was out on Lake Pontchartrain yesterday and in the chop I found it hard to keep the bow down.
In my almost zero experience I have trimmed up slightly in fresh water to smooth things out (with only 2 passengers) but yesterday in salt water It was kind of porposing at 27 mph. I would guess the waves were only 1.5 - 2ft at the worst. Is this normal?
I know weight distribution is a thing and I had 4.5 people on the boat and no one was on the bow seating.
I am trying to smooth this out as I would like to hit the ocean one day and 2ft of waves seems like nothing to worry about but it was a little rough.
Should I have tried going faster? My passengers don't really like it over 30mph. Can I get a lower pitch prop or 4 blade to help (I read lower pitch helps get on plane easier)?
Thanks in advance!
I was out on Lake Pontchartrain yesterday and in the chop I found it hard to keep the bow down.
In my almost zero experience I have trimmed up slightly in fresh water to smooth things out (with only 2 passengers) but yesterday in salt water It was kind of porposing at 27 mph. I would guess the waves were only 1.5 - 2ft at the worst. Is this normal?
I know weight distribution is a thing and I had 4.5 people on the boat and no one was on the bow seating.
I am trying to smooth this out as I would like to hit the ocean one day and 2ft of waves seems like nothing to worry about but it was a little rough.
Should I have tried going faster? My passengers don't really like it over 30mph. Can I get a lower pitch prop or 4 blade to help (I read lower pitch helps get on plane easier)?
Thanks in advance!