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Hooker Setup Randy
I own a 1988 Hooker with a 1989 150xr4 Merc. I would like to know what my
top r.p.m. should be. It has a high five prop and a jack plate. I am new
to all of this and would like to learn slowly and correctly. Please
forgive me if I don't know the tech lingo. Also what should be the top
speed? Is this a proper set up for this boat? Thanks for your input.
Jed, Ah,
the Hooker. This boat brings back memories. It being a 1988, I am guessing
it is a stage 0, or stage 1. As we did not get to stage 2, 3 or 4 until
late 1989. Unfortunately, the XR4 had a very small gearcase. Of all the
motors, this one had the most difficulty with the Hooker because the boat
was fairly heavy and had a 24 1/2 inch transom height. I got several to
run 70 mph or so, but it took one of two things to do it. One being to run
an ultra long setback of 14 + inches and position the prop shaft 3 -3 1/2
inches below the pad. The second fix was to convert the motor to a 25 inch
shaft. With the increased leverage and propeller depth, we could run a
very short setback of 6 or less inches. Without one of these 2 things,
most of the XR4's would be limited to sub-60 mph speeds. When Howard
built this boat, he did not take into account the weight of trolling
motors, livewells and all the heavy tackle that most fisherman carry. The
high transom height and short setback that was built into the boat was not
adequate to carry all this weight. For now with what you have, run the
motor as deep as you can get it to try to get that propeller to bite and
pick the nose up when you trim out. I think you will find most Hookers
that I have seen always seem to have the motor way too high and most of
the gear in the boat too far forward. Hope this answers most of your
questions. Let me know if any of this helped make the boat a little
better.
Please submit whatever questions you have to IHRTechTalk@yahoo.com. All questions and answers selected will be displayed on this page as they come in. Note: though all boaters are welcome, priority may be given to I.H.R. members. Randy can not be held responsible for any advice given. Though his information and expertise is second to none, he has no control over what you do with your boat. It is up to you to boat safely and act responsibly, and his advice is only to be used as a guidance for your high performance boat/motor of which you are the one responsible for the risks involved. Thanks,
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