Boat slow to come up on plane

[moguy1973]

Since I put the 2nd TM battery in the back of my Tracker Pro Team 175TXW with a 60hp 4 stroke Merc it's been having issues coming out of the hole.  Probably takes a good 100' or so before it's on plane.  It was really bad this past weekend during a tournament with my buddy in the boat and all his equipment and a livewell full of water.  Once it gets going though it tops out at the speeds I had before the extra battery and goes around 36-37mph according to GPS when it's trimmed out.  Anything I can do to get it up out of the water faster?  Or is it something I'll have to deal with having the extra weight in the boat?

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

What pitch prop do you have on it.  Mine would come up on plane just fine with two people 3 batteries and a full live well but i would only top out at 32-33.   I think my prop was a 13

[Bushbeater]

I had a Pro 17 years back, it came with a 14 but I had to switch to a 13 for the reasons described.

[moguy1973]

26 minutes ago, aarchdale@coresleep.com said:

What pitch prop do you have on it.  Mine would come up on plane just fine with two people 3 batteries and a full live well but i would only top out at 32-33.   I think my prop was a 13

No clue.  Whatever it came with from the factory in 08.

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

I cant remember what mine came with,  Mine never seemed like weight was an issue. That little 4 stroke would run the same speed no matter how i loaded it down.   

[fishinwrench]

If your top end RPM is still 5000+ then you can help by moving some weight forward.  Otherwise, dropping down a pitch on the prop is all you can do to help it. 

[moguy1973]

19 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

If your top end RPM is still 5000+ then you can help by moving some weight forward.  Otherwise, dropping down a pitch on the prop is all you can do to help it. 

Yeah, I'm still topping out at about 5800rpm

[fishinwrench]

I wouldn't change props then.  

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

I think peak rpm in that motor is 6000. That's what mine would hit with the prop that came on my 08. I guessing yours must have a bigger prop than mine had.  37mph is really good for that set up.  Most people don't see much more than 35

[jdmidwest]

I have an 08 Crappie Pro 175 with a 4 stroke 50 Merc and it is slow to come out of the hole.  They put a 21 gallon fuel tank all the way back, very tail heavy.  When it gets up it runs around 32 mph at 6000 rpm.  I have no idea the pitch on the prop, half of the numbers did not stamp well and are filled in with paint to make a blur.

Crappie Pro has a more pronounced V in the front than the Pro Team Hull with a step in the back.  My older Pro 17 with a 35 Merc 2 stroke used to pop right up.