Cougar prop setup

i run a 27 fury on my 03 with XS it does well! I also run a 28 txp 4 blade in cool weahter and if i am alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its BADDDDDDDDDD but the holeshot with 2 people and the wells full leaves a lot to be desired

I dont know how long it will ventilate, when I hear it slip I always back out Didnt want to break anything. I wonder if I should raise the jack plate a little.I have never felt any torque whatsoever but I am not yet confident over 72 mph when she starts to dance.

1 1/2″ below pad sounds very high to me. Most Basscats and Cougars that I have seen are running somewhere from 2 3/4″ to 3 1/2″ below pad. The possible exeption is that of Flyswatter and his SHO yamaha which seem to like higher settings but that was a different boat and motor. I think as you lower the motor it will hold the water better and you will have a better hole shot. From what I read the Fury prop like to run a little deeper and really have very good hole shots. On my Cougar I run a 27 Tempest at 2 3/4″ below the pad and the best holeshot was easily the Tempest. As you lower the engine however you will need to control the chine (not chime) walk better. These boats run high on the pad and need a decent driver to balance the boat or you need more time with this boat to drive and balance the boat on the pad to stop the chine walk. I suggest that you find someone with a higher performance experience to drive with and you will learn much faster. It is true that the boat will chine less with higher engine settings but you will lose bite, have more slip, and more torque on the wheel and probably not be any faster.Irv

Clarification, motor is running 3.75 inches below pad. I’m not sure where I got the other measurement, but the 3.75 below is what I just measured out. The motor was level on flat concrete surface, so it’s an accurate measurement.Has anyone ran the TXP props? They are a smaller hub prop that will blow out on the hole shot unless all the ports are plugged and the exhaust ring is installed. However, if this is done, the Merc doesnt have enough low end torque to get up on pad (the prop bites too much).To clarify, the TXP prop carries the load very well running, but the hole shot is the main issue, with the WOT trimmed out handling the other. FYI, I’ve already had it up to that “floating” feeling at WOT, so I believe I can handle the boat just fine, I just want to tweak it out a little more.Any ideas in the motor height?