Went out today and was able to move the engine up one hole like i said and my speed was 37.5 mph on GPS. I could hear the engine running a little higher in rpm's which I must say the engine did just sound better then when the motor was all the way down. Obviously I guess I would need a different pitch to be able to bite more. Water pressure was fine, it started porpoising the same as it did yesterday when I was really trimmed up high so there was no difference there.
I may just move that engine up a little higher for the hell of it although I know it will probably loose more speed and want to slip/cavitate even more but at least I will be able to see if it will get on a plane and will I still have good water pressure for cooling.
I should be able to move this engine much much higher up if i were to go to lower water pickup but I'm not sure about how well those things are, from what I understand I think a lot of bass boats run that lwp for fishing in such shallow water. I do have times I fish in shallow water so it could maybe benefit me for fishing.
I'd like to hear your thoughts on the lwp, goods and cons?
First thing is first is finding a tachometer that will work with this engine to see where I am at.
Something I'd like to ask yall which probably maybe some have heard of this guy. There is a guy literally 10 minutes from my house his name is Glen Hopkins,
www.hopkinspropeller.com
This will be the guy I'll go to for a prop when the time comes. Just would like to know if anyone had heard of him and is he that good like I have heard from the few around here?
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