Bass Boat Wont Plane Out

bass boat wont plane out

Lugging motor that won't plane out. thread starter at take off the boat felt sluggish climbing out of the hole. with 45 mins left to fish we were going to head back towards the ramp stopping at one more spot on the way. i put the throttle down and the motor just bogged. it wouldn't climb up on plane and continued to bog until the motor died. I have a 1993 stratos 201 pro xl with a 200 evinrude. it takes for ever for it to plane out it acts like it cant get enough power to plane out. then when it finally planes out the prop acts like it wants to spin out, and when you trim it up it starts to spin a lot until it finally comes out of pl.... If you watch a planing boat in motion, you'll notice that about the front third of the boat will be out of the water. with less boat in the water, there's less drag, and with that reduced drag comes better fuel economy, to a point. getting on plane. the smaller the boat, the more effect crew positioning will have on the boat's ability to plane..

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