RangerGuy Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Took the boat to Hastings Marine where I purchaced it to have the motor raised up 1 mounting hole and ask about the prop etc... They did the motor lift right away for me, first thing. Let me say I really liked the mechanics there they were very friendly and helpful. Sometimes mechanics don't like customers around while they do the work and I can totally understand that, not these guys they were great. The result of the motor being raised was just the thing. When on plane with no trim at all the bow kind of dives.. As I apply trim I can see/feel it come up and the speed increase with no porpusing. Top speed increased to 38.4mph @ 6000rpm. This is about as fast as I'd want to go in this boat..she felt a little hairy in the wind yesterday at wide open and the motor takes a little more work to handle than before but still not a big deal. We didn't change the prop because the motor is running right where it should be and not hitting the rev limiter. I've read a few post where the merc props have totally removed all vibration from the tiller handle even at slow speeds (which by the way is the only time I notice any viberations ) So when I recover from all the recent add on purchaces .. I may try one. On a side note... I've heard these boats "Alaskans" are wet rides.. Not sure what kind of water they were running in but I just out of curiosty went through a large cruiser wake, ran around a wake a bunch of times just to test this. I will say this with confidence that this boat is 10 times dryer and smoother than my old Ranger of the same wieght. In defence of the Ranger it was an 89' hull so technology has improved greatly since them. Now to install our add-ons: -Finish crimping battery connections -Transducer Mounting Plate -24volt 80lbs Terrova/ipilot -798ci HD SI Hummingbird -Garmin 276c (from previous boat) -30 amp Guest onBoard charger She's gonna be awesome... thank you everybody for the input and help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyb Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 MMMMMMM....... iPilot.......drrroooooollll Congrats on the upgrades, and on getting the ride smoothed out. Now get that sucker slimed up and post some pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Always good when a boat gets set up properly and running just the way it's supposed to. Your also gonna be very happy with that Guest charger too RG. I put one on my last boat back in '99 and it's still going strong to this day. As for the mechanics at Hastings, I agree, their all very good and also extremly friendly. I was there a couple months back for some minor warranty work on my Yammie & they treated me like royalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 I thought the motor was a bit low glad it' working out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Glad you got it sorted out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerGuy Posted June 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 (edited) Yup I had a guest on my Ranger.. never failed in 4 years.. sold it with the ranger cause I would have had to pull the gas tank to get it out. It was low for sure.. I think I could come up another whole but not gonna bother right now. The top of the plate is right at the surface when trimmed.. So I'll run it like that for a bit and see how I like it. Motor sounds totally different it doesn't sound like it's working as hard. I was actually test running on your home waters Lew ... couldn't find a ramp close enough on near the marine. Figured the water would be smooth with all the wind yesterday but even there was fairly choppy. Edited June 26, 2012 by RangerGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerGuy Posted June 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 (edited) duplicate post Edited June 26, 2012 by RangerGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 I was actually test running on your home waters Lew Lemme know next time RG, I live only 3 miles north of there now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleheader Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Had an 97 18' Alaskan. that thing cut waves like a hot knife thru butter. Glad to hear you have things sorted out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooked! Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Glad to hear you are happier with the boat performance! Please post info on your transducer mounting plate install. I purchased the same trolling motor and sonar - really impressed with the SI so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbuck Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Good to hear it's sorted out!! Now finish your rigging and get that thing SLIMED!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerGuy Posted June 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 This week FOR SURE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish4Eyes Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Good to hear you got it all set up properly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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