07-07-2003, 12:20 PM
[cool]Yes the tracker 40hp has power trim. It is just that the 40 does not have
enough power to get the boat up. I believe it is because of the deep V design
there is not enough flat area toward the rear of the boat. The 40 comes with a
13 pitch prop. The rpm's from that pitch was max at just under 5000 rpm's giving
a top speed for the boat of about 19 mph. This is not enough for this boat all it
does is push the boat thru the water. We had the dealer change it to a 10
pitch. This gives more rpm's up to 5800 but did not help much with the speed
needed to get a good plane. And it took longer to get there you have to use
the throttle very slow other wise it creates a vortex around the prop and goes no
where. I will be getting the boat back this week and will be using ot all next
week fishing for stripers on the Merrimac river in Mass. I'll post an update
when I return. Chief
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enough power to get the boat up. I believe it is because of the deep V design
there is not enough flat area toward the rear of the boat. The 40 comes with a
13 pitch prop. The rpm's from that pitch was max at just under 5000 rpm's giving
a top speed for the boat of about 19 mph. This is not enough for this boat all it
does is push the boat thru the water. We had the dealer change it to a 10
pitch. This gives more rpm's up to 5800 but did not help much with the speed
needed to get a good plane. And it took longer to get there you have to use
the throttle very slow other wise it creates a vortex around the prop and goes no
where. I will be getting the boat back this week and will be using ot all next
week fishing for stripers on the Merrimac river in Mass. I'll post an update
when I return. Chief
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