| 00 BumbleBee |
Q:
Boat handles well until 66 mph & up; chines real bad.
Requesting all info as to |
|
290 SV |
setup specs to have checked. |
| 00 200 Yamaha
VMax |
A:
I have no exact measurements to give....all my Bee work is done by
feel. |
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The 290 has always been a handful to
drive....and I've run several. I can tell you |
| 26"
4 blade Yamaha |
mine liked the 3 blades much better
than the 4's....if not too late, have the dealer get |
| 10"
jackplate |
you a 25" Yamaha ProSeries to
try.....and set the propshaft at 2.5" under pad to |
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start....keep the h2o around 18#
psi....and have a passenger or weight in the port |
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side......a balanced boat is much
easier to get the hang of. |
| 90 BumbleBee |
Q:
Engine has been modified with 200 carbs and reeds, 225 heads, solid
mounts |
|
200 ProVee |
and a HydroTec exhaust tuner (the loud
one). Boat has decent holeshot and bow |
| 87 150 Yamaha |
lift. But at top speed torque
steer is bad and it starts to chine walk at full trim so I |
|
ProV |
have to trim down a bit. Any
suggestions? I am not sure if this is all it is going to do |
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but I would like to fine tune this
setup. |
| 26"
Turbo |
A: In
my experience there is always a better prop than a Turbo....the new
Turbo |
| 10"
jackplate |
Lightning is a better prop than older
Turbos.....but it still leaves a little speed on the |
| 4.5"
below the pad |
table when compared to the Tempest and
Yamaha PS. |
| 68
mph @ 5800 |
Lowering the engine will help control
the chine and reduce the torque steer....but |
| 16#
psi |
will probably reduce speed also. I'd
recommend giving a 27" Yamaha ProSeries a |
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try....they can be found fairly easily
and are somewhat inexpensive.....plus they |
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handle very well. If you can't
spin it on up to 5800 I'd recommend the 25" Yamaha. |
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The Bee can run an over the hub prop
also....like a Merc Chopper....but it will |
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increase the torque steer. |
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A skeg mounted torque tab will reduce
torque....but I'd like to see you try the |
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Yamaha prop first. |
| 01 BumbleBee
2100 |
Q:
Just wondering if you could give any advice on how I can improve my |
| 01 225 Merc
EFI |
performance on top end. Don't
really understand about the height off transom. |
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27" Tempest seems to be the best
bet so far. Just checking to see if I can do |
| 25/26/27"
Tempest |
anything extra to help. Thanks....... |
| 12"
jackplate |
A:
You know what? You're already there. The performance you have
now is about |
| 75.9
mph @ 5850 |
max for what the 2100/200 ProVee will
do with a 225....from this point you just |
| 17-19#
psi |
need to play with small increment
jackplate adjustments to fine tune what you have. |
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The 2100 is a great boat! |
| 98 BumbleBee |
Q:
I don't know what speed I am running but I am wondering what you think
the |
|
200 ProVee |
best setup for this combo would be.
Thanks a lot..... |
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A:
While having fished for a Bee dealer and running a 290....I've never
measured |
| 25"
& 27" Yamaha |
one. All setup has been done by
feel. If you're spinning the 27" to 5900 you're |
| Pro
Series |
doing well. 15# psi is a tad
low....so I'd say you're high....not too high tho. |
| 10"
jackplate |
18# psi is where I like to see the big
Yams run at. |
| Propshaft
is 2.5" |
You have the only 2 props to have so
now all that is left is to experiment with the |
| below
pad |
jackplate....I still think you might
go down just a tad. |
| 15#
psi |
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