Jibber82

What do you think?

I have the same boat same motor no power poles and the 19p Spitfire X7 and I get max 5300 rpm and 46.5 mph (gps) with a 1/4 tank and only me in the boat. And that's on water like glass with the trim juuuusst right. I'm reading the RPM off the digital Mercury Smartcraft gauge and the speed off a Helix 10.

Ok good to know. I think mine is also in a good spot but my readings are crazy too as soon as I speed up. I am thinking about getting an AlumaDucer and seeing how that works. If I do it I'll post an update.

Hey Renegade are you able to get a depth reading from your transom SI transducer when on plane? If so would you mind posting a pic of your transducer mounting location (front and side view)? It would be a huge help!! I can't get a reading on plane and I'm getting a huge rooster tail too.

I have a Helix 10 DI at the bow and a Helix 10 SI at the console. The DI transducer is the TM transducer and is mounted on the Ultrex while the SI transducer is mounted on the transom. Since everything is networked I can see the data from any transducer on any screen. I also have my console unit on the Precision Sonar mount (awesome very solid mount BTW). I used the 15' Ethernet cable and have the Ethernet switch located inside the console. RenegadeBassin also used the 15' cable (he said so on page 4 of this thread). If you have everything networked you certainly don't need an SI unit at the bow if you already have one at the console since you'll be able to see the SI data from the transom SI transducer on the bow unit. It would make more sense to have a DI unit at the bow with a DI transducer mounted on the Ultrex since this will give you DI data directly beneath the TM. If I was you I would put the 10 SI in the console on the Precision mount and ram mount the 7 to the side at the console. Then get another 10 DI for the bow. Alternatively, you could flush mount the 7 in the console and ram mount the 10 to the side of the console like Renegade did. This would eliminate the need for the Precision mount. You will still need another unit for the bow though. Good luck!

A-Jay you are the man! I will give this a try. ?

I am running a Helix 10 MEGA DI GPS GN2 on the bow with the DI transducer on the TM. When the transducer is about 3' or less off the bottom I'm getting crazy depth readings jumping all over the place from 1000' to 300' back to 3' back to 1000', etc. It doesn't seem to matter if the TM is running or not. In deeper water it works fine. Is this normal?

To be honest with you electrolysis never crossed my mind. Is this something to worry about? I will most likely leave it as is and keep an eye on it. The charger is working perfectly.

Ok thanks for the info. I do have a pretty significant rooster tail coming from the SI transducer. Maybe that has something to do with it.

I have the stainless Spitfire X7 19p. Do you think the difference between the 17p and 19p would account for the 1000 rpm difference in WOT rpm?

Took my Renegade out today to start the break in. Boat is freaking awesome! Only thing I was concerned with and maybe Renegade and any others with the 115 can chime in here but at full throttle I was only getting about 5300 rpm and about 46 mph. I thought this motor was supposed to top out at 6300 rpm. Is there like a safety break in period or something I don't know about?

That is great to hear that it was a false alarm. Glad your motor is OK! Thanks for the info very much appreciated! Here is the link to the M-Y Wedge. For the 115 Pro XS I bought the M-Y Wedge Universal http://www.m-ywedge.com/order-today.html Here is the link to the amazon reviews: https://www.amazon.com/M-Y-Wedge-Universal-Outboard-Trailering/product-reviews/B01D1RYZG8

Ok thanks A-Jay. So the poles don't actually insert into the boat anywhere. They just go wherever you want them I guess. I will have to play with it. Are you able to tow the boat at highway speed with the cover on?

Haha. No problem. Maybe someone with a Lund boat will chime in. I'm sure the way these things work is pretty universal.