"I recently purchased a Baylin
"I recently purchased a Bayliner Trophy Fisherman 2060 with a Volvo Penta AQ125A and 270D outdrive. It runs great, starts right up, idles, etc. The problem is, its very hard to get the boat on plane and to keep it there without the trim tabs all the way down. I just installed a Stingray Hydrofoil and it seemed to help, although, with more than three people on board I can not keep it on plane without the tabs all the way down. Also, in that configuration, rpm's at WOT are 4000. With only one ot two people on board, I can take the trim off the tabs, only once its on plane and only after the speed gets to over 26 or 27 mph. Still seems like the rpm's are low compared to what other posts are saying is ideal. I cant find a pitch number on the prop but I did find what looks like a part number. C854997 and another number, P388. Any suggestions on how to improve performance of my boat? In addition to changing the prop, if needed. I'm not looking to pull wakeboarders or anything, but it would be nice to get on plane quickly and run 35 mph. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated."
"I recently purchased a Bayliner Trophy Fisherman 2060 with a Volvo Penta AQ125A and 270D outdrive. It runs great, starts right up, idles, etc. The problem is, its very hard to get the boat on plane and to keep it there without the trim tabs all the way down. I just installed a Stingray Hydrofoil and it seemed to help, although, with more than three people on board I can not keep it on plane without the tabs all the way down. Also, in that configuration, rpm's at WOT are 4000. With only one ot two people on board, I can take the trim off the tabs, only once its on plane and only after the speed gets to over 26 or 27 mph. Still seems like the rpm's are low compared to what other posts are saying is ideal. I cant find a pitch number on the prop but I did find what looks like a part number. C854997 and another number, P388. Any suggestions on how to improve performance of my boat? In addition to changing the prop, if needed. I'm not looking to pull wakeboarders or anything, but it would be nice to get on plane quickly and run 35 mph. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated."