Quote Originally Posted by bad news racing View Post
Chris , the smaller the pad the more horse powe it takes to get it up and keep it there
I agree with the horse power to a certain degree on keeping it on the pad. my boat has a 14" pad with a 40 hp. With a regular prop without trim you would have to ride it through the bouncing until it was on the pad, added a hydraulic jack plate came up on engine 2.5 inches
rides good from 35 mph to 44 mph any slower it wants to fall off pad. With chopper prop at 40 mph it want to fall off pad at 52 its on pad and holding.I think I could come up more on the motor but need to get used of driving this boat first.