bglenn
05-29-2000, 03:59 PM
just wanted to know if anyone had tried reefrunners on mille lacs . if so how did you do and what colors worked best,also where do you think would be the best place to buy them I live in the metro area .I would like to try them off the the flats this summer. just how deep do these go 32'????
thanks in advance
In Minneapolis you can buy them at Galyan's. They have all styles from deep little rippers, little rippers, divers and ripsticks in several colors including eriedescent and cheap sunglasses.
Good Luck.
You have a pretty fair sized boat in your rig. I assume that it has a 150 or a 175hp rating.
You are probably getting the best speed that you are going to get out of your rig. If you go to a 19 pitch, you will be able to pop up on plane a bit quicker, and get the rpm to the right level, but will probably not gain much speed.
Before you try a different prop, you might want to try to achieve less drag. Have you tried trimming the motor all the way back, until the motor begans to cavitte, and have the prop ventilate? Have you tried doing anything with your motor height? If you haven't, first bring the motor up to the third hole, and try it there - if the motor doesn't blow out too much, try raising it one more hole. If it still doesn't blow out, lift it one more hole.
Bottom line, keep raising the motor, until you get excess cavitation, and you can't get the motor up on plane or give handling problems in rough water, then drop it down one hole. You can often gain a few miles per hour by getting more of the motor out of the water.
Try shifting the load in the boat. You can often gain some speed, by getting a better balance on the boat.
For speed and performance, you need to have the least amount of boat in the water -- if you are plowing a low of water with your bow, you aren't going to be going very fast.
If you look at the very high speed, and high performance boats, you will find that; at speed: 1 propellor blade, and prop skeg, and 2 transom pads are in the water. All othe parts of the boat are out of the water. Boat in the water equals drag, drag equals less speed.
Good luck and post your results.
REW