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Mine returns to zero. It appears to work fine until I get it up on plane and trim it up. Then it starts drifting until it goes above 30 lbs.

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Wheelman wrote: Depending on the engine height, trim angle and speed mine will do that. Curious what your pad to prop measurement is and what speed/rpm you’re running?

Adjusted engine height when first got it to get a hole shot that I liked. I think the pad to prop measurement was 3-1/2 inches. Really not positive about that since I made several changes. Speed was around 60-61 with RPM around 5600.

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bwp777 wrote: that camera is waaaaay too far from that fish

I getcha, the fish was almost four lbs. Was trying to get a pic of my “new” boat mostly.

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I’m running a 24 Tempest now.

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I am running a 24 Tempest. I think I will just raise my engine 1/4 inch on the jackplate and see what it shows. If iI am not happy with that I will continue to experiment with motor height and see what happens. Thanks for all your input guys.

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Update. After raising my engine 1/4 inch and running it there gauge showed same thing. Raised it two more times until I got a high temp alarm. Showed 30 lbs plus when alarm sounded. Lowered to original height it was when I purchased it and said I give up and think I just have to live with it. I am not happy about that but am not sure what else to do. I’m wondering now if it is just a characteristic of a Sabre hull.

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The gauge actually fluctuates from high to low and back to high while running and experimenting with trim. It does not stay pegged out and changes in pressure are sometimes sudden like it loses pressure. This is what bothers me, it just doesn’t seem right. I replaced the BassCat gauge with a new one and both gauges showed the same thing. The mechanic at Cabella’s tried another gauge and it read the same. So I don’t think it’s a gauge problem. I just don’t know if and when my pressure actually does go down that I can trust these readings. Why wouldn’t BassCat install a gauge with a larger reading if 43.5 is correct for this engine pressure?

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