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Put my fury on my 250 XS. My holesot on my 08 Puma improved dramatically. Trailering is so much easier. My problem is when i reached 67-68 mph, the boat starts to walk side to side big time. anyone know why? Help me out..
My 07 PUMA will do it with any prop. I have to say, it took me a while to learn to drive it. The trick is to never let it start. You have to put enough steering input into it to keep it from starting. On mine, it takes , “more less” pumping the steering wheel to the left then back to neutral. If you try to snap the steering wheel left, it just upsets it and makes it worst. I found out the key is to do this before ever offers to chine walk. You hear people say “drive through it” I would like to see them drive mine through it. LOL Anyway, it took quite awhile to get mine figured out. To be honest, it took me and my son driving trying different things before we mastered it. My boat with the driver only will run 79.2 GPS, 5880 RPM with a 26 Fury (Mark Croxton B&B). I am here to to tell you, Im a little busy at that speed! But its awesome. T. Moss, 2007 Puma – Mercury 250 ProXS Chickasha, OK
Probably trimmed up too high. I have a 09 Puma with 225 ProXS…this is no joke…got 76.41 Saturday with 15 gallons under the seat, both saddles topped off, myself @ 200lbs and a partner at 155lbs…I took out about 50 lbs of tackle up front . Prop shaft is 3 5/8 inches below pad on a manual plate…Smartcraft showing trim @ 6.5…almost no chine…any higher on the trim and it starts chining. I am running a 26 Fury @5750 rpms at this speed….on a hot and muggy morning down South…calm conditions…livewells empty.
When “most of us” say “drive through it” we do _not_ mean “hammer down and keep going…” We mean “drive the boat through the zone where it wants to walk, by never letting it start the walking because of your carefully applied steering inputs.” Some think “drive through it” just means keep going and it will stop. Most likely it will not, and it will continue to get worse until you either back off or something bad happens. Learn to stop the wobble before it starts and you will be on your way. Most find this hard to explain, because we do it for so long it becomes just like riding a bike. It is hard to tell a kid how to steer toward the way you are falling, to get the bike back under you. But once you get it, you got it, and you wont lose it. Same thing with driving 2000+ pounds of boat up on a running surface that might be a foot wide and a couple of feet long. It is a balancing act…2008 Pantera Classic2014 Mercury Pro XS 200
OT57, No most folks are under the impression that it goes past a point and quits. It does not as you pointed out. There is no such thing as driving through it. You must learn to always keep the nose to the left and never let it go right. Once you learn that steering position and movement you will begin to get it down. One of the best site we know for describing this is: “Chine Walk, You aint driving through it!”
Clint B, Where does 3 5/8″ put you when you compare inner and outer plate on your jackplate? Near Flush I am guessing.Last edited by BCB Puma on May 5th, 2009, 9:18 pm, edited 1 time in total. T. Moss, 2007 Puma – Mercury 250 ProXS Chickasha, OK
Not sure what version the Smartcraft is…….I just know I calibrated it myself, and it shows “zero” when trimmed all the way down. My boat is a 2009 Puma with 225 Pro XS with 26 Fury as stated above. The 3 5/8″ below pad prop shaft height is measuring from the ground to prop shaft and from the ground to pad…and subtracting the difference. I have the 8″ manual plate…the “rear plate” is 1/2″ inch higher than the inner plate from flush. That top end I got on Saturday was due to 1) eliminating tackle that would not be used that day 2) only putting half the capacity of fuel in the center tank. I got the notion from Phils earlier posting on what he thought was optimum fuel levels for performance………and he was dead on I must say!!! The best top end I had seen previously was 74.9………..topping off the center tank slows me down to about 73mph.
o.k. so how do you get 6.5 trim? do u trim before wot ? Do you trim while letting off throttle? mine will not trim past 5.0 hammer down w/26 fury, 0-60 in about 15 seconds “no chit” (smokes every boat at take-off) empty live-well but trim stops at 5.0. how u getting 6.5 trim? Please explaine.
Hey Puma Guy, wanted to know how ur fury was running. Are you still getting that walk at 68mph? I have the same set up. Puma/ Pro X/S250. Looking at a 26P Fury or a 26P Trophy Plus Any ideas? 1MC
Which pitch fury?
Try raising your plate 1/4″ increments at a time, until it stops. Sounds like the plate is a little low and you have too much boat out of the water.James
Had a 26P Fury on an 09 Puma FTD 250 Pro XS. It did not matter how low or high the motor was, at 70+ the boat was uncontrollable. Put the prop on 2 other boats (Puma and Cougar) same thing. I then started using a 27P Tempest 80+ MPH and no issues. My back up prop is a B and Bed dual vented 26P Bravo 1 and it also has no issues. The Fury just seems to not work as well on these hulls. Hope this helps.
Barkerg, What PVS plugs are you using on the Tempest and is your motor at factory settings or did you raise or lower it?Regards,Chuck
So did anyone figure anything out i have the same issue
http://www.stevescustompr…rop_shaft_engine_height_follow these instructions. Pay attention to your trim guage when your motor is level and only go maybe a hair past it when your triming up on the water. I had the same problem running a 27 tempest on a 250xs cougar. I order a 26 fury but have not tested it out yet, but i followed these instructions and handling improved greatly with the tempest and I hope it will get even better with the fury. Steve said what is happening more than likely is the prop is going to far past level by triming up too far and “pushing” the tail end of the boat down and causing it walk around, or something like that. Try it out it wont cost you anything but time and i think it will fix your problem.
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