Posted by EJO on 08/15/14 - 5:49 AM
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Phil T wrote:
Asking a Montauk 150 with a Mercury 60 hp motor to plane quickly with 5-6 people is quite silly. It is not about tabs or fins. It is about horsepower and torque.
OK Phil you have a point (although she's a dog I've gotten her up to plane with 980 lbs of people plus my standard 100lbs of gear/drinks/food) I should have left the 5/6 people out of my comment.
Let's say just 4 people which is what we normally cruise as with either my 2 adult sons or another couple.
Even by myself I still think she's a dog and doesn't jump out of the water like a boat that size should. This is with the standard "stiletto" SS prop that comes with the Merc 60, which with trimming I can get to 58/5900 rpm and running @ 29.3 knts. but she porpoises at that speed.
I'm just wondering if anybody did the smart tabs on a 150 Montauk or 150 Sport and where they placed them on the transom as it should give me better performance/handling.
[Moderator edit - Removed "15" hull" reference, please stop be generic and cite model names.]
Edited by Phil T on 08/15/14 - 6:31 AM