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hydraulic jack plate question?
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<blockquote data-quote="WTM" data-source="post: 4934712" data-attributes="member: 6230"><p>yeah thats exactly what i did instead of guessing. talked to a couple of guys that did some extensive testing on the same boat as mine PT175 txw and their testing that those 2 props where the best ones as far as hole shot, stability in turns, and top speed and rpm's. the aluminum spitfire is 180 bucks and the trophy sport ss is 350 bucks. i dont think the stainless prop will offer any performance advantage on a 60hp except maybe if i hit something. with both props hole shot time was reduced to 4 seconds and top speed only dropped about 2 mph. they also said that with either prop i could trim up more with no cavitation or slip. the guy with the 4" jack plate had a little better performance but not enough to warrant it for performance alone, but his aim is like mine getting in shallow water.</p><p></p><p>another thing i found out is that tracker marine voids the lifetime hull warranty if a jack plate is put on. they guy told me that was trackers way of reducing warranty claims. </p><p></p><p>so im thinking of just getting the cheaper aluminum prop and seeing how it does trimmed up and idling through.</p><p></p><p>thanks for your replies</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WTM, post: 4934712, member: 6230"] yeah thats exactly what i did instead of guessing. talked to a couple of guys that did some extensive testing on the same boat as mine PT175 txw and their testing that those 2 props where the best ones as far as hole shot, stability in turns, and top speed and rpm’s. the aluminum spitfire is 180 bucks and the trophy sport ss is 350 bucks. i dont think the stainless prop will offer any performance advantage on a 60hp except maybe if i hit something. with both props hole shot time was reduced to 4 seconds and top speed only dropped about 2 mph. they also said that with either prop i could trim up more with no cavitation or slip. the guy with the 4” jack plate had a little better performance but not enough to warrant it for performance alone, but his aim is like mine getting in shallow water. another thing i found out is that tracker marine voids the lifetime hull warranty if a jack plate is put on. they guy told me that was trackers way of reducing warranty claims. so im thinking of just getting the cheaper aluminum prop and seeing how it does trimmed up and idling through. thanks for your replies [/QUOTE]
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