Just Wondering…

Most seem to prefer the 25 Trophy and others the 25 Tempest.Give one or both of those a try before you buy if you can.Judd Lasiter

I ran a 97 Pantera II/ 200 Merc EFI for years. On the Manual CMC jackplate. I preferred the 25 Trophy, and also had a 25 Tempest as backup. I really did not notice a drop in speed with the Trophy, and ran up to the 6000rpm range routinely, getting low 70s even this year.Good luck and enjoy that boat.96 Eyra/12 Mercury 175 Pro XS with 2015 single axle trailer2017 Victory Gunner

Goodboat, mine was untouched from the dealer and running 72-73 gps. You will find some people raised jackplates higher, thinking it would improve speed/performance. The Classic/PII setup usually does not need a high jackplate setting, unless fishing extremely shallow, etc.If I remember correctly, my plate was about 1-1 1/2 inches above “flush”- where the inside/outside plates would be equally level.How is your torque, or do you have hydraulic steering?Taking your time, you should be able to get a solid 70 out of your rig…96 Eyra/12 Mercury 175 Pro XS with 2015 single axle trailer2017 Victory Gunner

Probably get you more rpms, being smaller pitch, maybe another 100-200 rpm, little quicker holeshot, slower top end??What rpms are you seeing now with the 25 Trophy? And what is water pressure at wide open throttle?96 Eyra/12 Mercury 175 Pro XS with 2015 single axle trailer2017 Victory Gunner

With the 25 trophy I get 68mph gps it says 72 on the boats speedometer, turning 6000 rpms and the water pressure reads 20 psi.

That does work fine. I just thought maybe it was a different idea and might be something functional for some folks and something that would look pretty cool in the dark. Its probably something someone has already thought of and maybe even tried to create. I just had this idea that if the bunks and fenders lit up with some type of rope lighting around their edges it would be functional for night fishermen and women. It would kinda resemble an airports landing strip.

Thanks Judd. I just think its cool that those pics turn out that great.Dan Yonan. ———————————————————

As do I Dennis. I have it on both of my screens at my work station. The folks at work think it is me driving the boat but I have to tell them that I am not man enough to were pink. I thing Kevin is the only man that can pull that one off with confidence. I met him at the weigh in two years ago at the OI and he is a true class act person.DESERTDWELLER.COM “GET YOUR BASS IN THE BOAT”