ohg123 Posted Wednesday at 03:03 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 03:03 PM Love my 2005 2000v but on a sharpish turn the prop turbos and loses "grip" in the water unless i slow way down. I was hoping this was a prop issue but a very smart friend is saying the motor is mounted too high. It is on a jack plate and jacked all the way down FWIW. Anybody else have comment on this? ive tried various trim settings and nothing seems to make a difference. Is there a way to solve it with a prop even if it is too high? or is lowering the whole thing the only option Currently have a SS 3 blade prop that makes the right rpms (im not a prop expert). Love the boat, but running the marsh creeks is no fun. pic to show just where the JP is set, if that helps. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilemaker Posted Wednesday at 05:13 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 05:13 PM Put the jp all the way down and take a picture from the back looking forward from trailer level and you will get better replys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCFisher18 Posted Wednesday at 07:33 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 07:33 PM I am having a similar issue on my 2006 2000V. mine is only on right hand turns. I am running a 4 blade prop on a yamaha 150. I think it may have to do with the high speed pickup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookem20 Posted Thursday at 10:45 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 10:45 AM I had similar issues with my 2000v but switched to a 4 blade from power tech and I can make sharp turns in the creeks with no problem now. Mine is a F115 with no jackplate but I bet the 4 blade would help on your boat too. If you want I can post the exact prop when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamaskeet Posted Thursday at 10:57 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 10:57 AM I had issues on a 2200V after I installed a jackplate. Installing wedges helped. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohg123 Posted Thursday at 02:12 PM Author Report Share Posted Thursday at 02:12 PM 20 hours ago, smilemaker said: Put the jp all the way down and take a picture from the back looking forward from trailer level and you will get better replys Ok, here are the pics, I edited one for reference, so the red line on the motor is about 1 inch ABOVE the red line on the hull. Hope that's helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeviam Posted Thursday at 07:29 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 07:29 PM On 10/30/2024 at 11:03 AM, ohg123 said: Love my 2005 2000v but on a sharpish turn the prop turbos and loses "grip" in the water unless i slow way down. I was hoping this was a prop issue but a very smart friend is saying the motor is mounted too high. It is on a jack plate and jacked all the way down FWIW. Anybody else have comment on this? ive tried various trim settings and nothing seems to make a difference. Is there a way to solve it with a prop even if it is too high? or is lowering the whole thing the only option Currently have a SS 3 blade prop that makes the right rpms (im not a prop expert). Love the boat, but running the marsh creeks is no fun. pic to show just where the JP is set, if that helps. Thanks! This is a common problem with jack plates - they add about 1.5" to 2" of motor height even when all the way down. Your prop doesn't have enough cup to provide the grip needed with the higher motor height. I would either have some cup added to your existing prop, or buy a new 3-blade or 4-blade prop with more aggressive cup. Also, I highly recommend negative trim wedge spacers for all jack plate installations (2-degree or for extreme needs, 5-degree). They really work for several things: They get the prop further down into cleaner water with less cavitation. They help for quicker hole-shot when jumping up on plane. They help to calm down porpoising without as much need for trim tabs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyB Posted Friday at 12:45 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 12:45 AM 5 hours ago, geeviam said: This is a common problem with jack plates - they add about 1.5" to 2" of motor height even when all the way down. Your prop doesn't have enough cup to provide the grip needed with the higher motor height. I would either have some cup added to your existing prop, or buy a new 3-blade or 4-blade prop with more aggressive cup. Also, I highly recommend negative trim wedge spacers for all jack plate installations (2-degree or for extreme needs, 5-degree). They really work for several things: They get the prop further down into cleaner water with less cavitation. They help for quicker hole-shot when jumping up on plane. They help to calm down porpoising without as much need for trim tabs. What He Said^^ that motor is just on the cuff of keeping the prop in “clean water” you will need a prop with the ability to not slip in those conditions. Most will say just buy a 4 blade but if you do not get one that has the cupping it will still slip. I personally found a Mercury spitfire stainless prop that worked well on my 16 redfisher with the same problems you are having. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redzone1 Posted Friday at 10:21 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 10:21 AM I had 2 different 2000v Pathfinders, both with F150 and no jackplate. These hulls perform very well with a PowerTech SCD series 4 blade prop. Call PowerTech and talk to Steve, he will get you dialed in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilemaker Posted Friday at 08:13 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 08:13 PM Your jackplate seems to be set too high. The bottom of my base is only 3 inches above the pocket 2004 200hpdi on 2200TE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhunter Posted Friday at 08:18 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 08:18 PM I agree with Redzone1 but if you have a jackplate I would go with a Powertech OFX. and it was identical to yours. That solved the problem I had with mine. Call Marcus or Steve at Powertech. Marcus is on the forum as well. I would do that before I started messing with the jackplate height and wedges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted yesterday at 01:15 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:15 AM On 11/1/2024 at 4:18 PM, Headhunter said: I would go with a Powertech OFX I ran one of the first PT OFX props on a Pathy...Marcus sugested it back in 2005......they actually had my video on their website...it was F150, 22 V...with a 6" JP. It was a OFX 18 with 3/8 ported if I remember properly. give it a try and see how your skiff runs... DC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HewesYourDaddy Posted 42 minutes ago Report Share Posted 42 minutes ago I had the slipping/cavitation in corners on my 1900T while running a 3 blade prop. I talked to Marcus and he suggested a 20" PTR 4 blade prop (lots of cup). It was the correct prop and I run great now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HewesYourDaddy Posted 42 minutes ago Report Share Posted 42 minutes ago Oh, and get wedges like has been suggested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilemaker Posted 28 minutes ago Report Share Posted 28 minutes ago Daddy Was your jp as high up as ohg 123 It seems to be high. The lower plate should be down to bottom of hull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyB Posted 23 minutes ago Report Share Posted 23 minutes ago It appears they left the plate high due to through hulls. It might take some creative notching to lower the jackplate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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