Set up for 82 Enchanter

[MarkTrish]

Hey guys. I have an 82 Enchanter with an 83 200 Black Max...5 and a half inch jack plate...Bob's nose cone...23p Mirage prop. Prop shaft is about 2 inches below the pad. Just hit 70 GPS with me and g/f...about one third tank of fuel...no chine walk at all...very steady. I still have to run the trim up some to get the bow up. Would love to see if I can get rid of the trim. Should I go higher on the plate? When I went from 3 inches to 2 inches I got rid of my chine walk problem and didn't need as much trim. Or should I try a set back plate? Was thinking maybe 2 inches on that. I should be happy but if there is an extra mph or two why not...right? Mark

[Mark]

What gear ratio are you running? 70 MPH with a 23" prop and a 23 year old 200? I'd say you already got it all!

[Boston Predictor]

the added setback should help get the bow up easier

[aaronmt]

Id say go with the extra 2" i just got mine and that will take me to a total of 12 " on my starflite. Seems like your very close to getting all ya can out of that congrats on the 70 mph. i finnaly got that a couple weeks ago myself.

[MarkTrish]

Thanks for the reply's guys. Mark...I'm not sure what the ratio is. The tachometer hit 5900. I'm wondering if I should try a larger pitch prop sometime to get the rpm's down a little. You are right when you said that it looks like I have all that it will give. But I may try the spacers just because.

[Mark]

A standard LU for a 200 Merc has a 1.87 gear ratio. Meaning the engine turns 1.87 times for every turn of the prop. If you plug the numbers into the prop calculator http://www.go-fast.com/Prop_Slip_Calculator.htm 69 mph would be 0% slip. (If your LU is a 1.75 or 1.62 Sportsmaster then its a different story) Usually 5-10% is as good as you will get out of a Checkmate. That is why I made the comment, if you are really running 70 gps, then you've got it all.

[F150GT]

You can get more out of an Enchanter with a 200hp, I,d look for some bigger props to try and more set back with increased engine height will help reduce your trim angle. The Enchanters are a very efficent hull with its pad keel, I am getting 74 with my Enchanter with a Pro-V 200 Yamaha and a 25 pitch 3 blade. I have 10" of set back, 4.5" blocks and 5.5" CMC power jack plate, depending on the prop I can run anywere between 2" to .5" prop shaft below the pad.
F150GT

[MarkTrish]

I'm going to try the setback spacers first. I would like to try a 25 pitch prop sometime just to ease up on the top rpm's a little.