I'll try to answer all the questions in this post. The prop I am running now is a 15-21p Yamaha Saltwater Series 2. The prop that the rig was accidentally shipped with was a 13 3/4-21p Yamaha Reliance Series. I am leaving the jackplate all the way down on the #1 setting. I experimented with the jackplate a bit and have found that running it all the way down yields the best performance. At WOT I am getting 6000 RPMs. With the previous prop at 4000 RPMs I was running about 32-33. Now with the correct prop at 4000 RPMs I am running 40-41. When I got it up to 63 no jacking was necessary - I left it all the way down, i did not use any trim tabs whatsoever, and I only trimmed the motor up a little bit to let the boat ride the pad. The boat is extremely stable at all speeds and is very easy to drive. I got in my first chop with it today and it has a sweet ride. I could trim tab down and let the bow cut the swells or I could go fast and get on top. Both ways rode extremely well. The only boat I have been in that has a better ride and that I like better in general is a Yellowfin (yes I have been in a few different Haynies multiple times.....lol). Oh and I did not have to swim back to the boat....my rope was in stealth mode.
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