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Old 11-29-2012, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Bad Boy View Post
I have a 18' x 42" Southfork Tunnel with a 2 Stroke 60 Merc and a 15 pitch 4 Blade Power Tech on it. I am still in the process of getting the bugs worked out of it but I can only get 31 mph out of it. I need to get my power trim working and it feels like the 15 pitch is to much for it. My question is how are these guys with the same hull and less HP running 40 & 43 mph? I would like to see at least 40 mph am I asking to much are these tunnels that slow?
Has alot to do with the motor height as well....if your motor is too low it will cause alot of drag.
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