I have a gt 23 on a 1652 flat bottom John I cannot get the boat over 13 mph with just one person in it and was just wondering if anyone had any tips or thoughts why it is the motor only has 19 hours I don't think it should b this slow

i had a 1648 flat bottom john with a gtr35 and all i could get was 22 it is the boat they dont run worth a crap and u are underpowerd

3 possible issues:

1) Boat is tall transom & motor is short transom (strong possibility)

2) Boat is just too big & heavy for the motor (doubt it)

3) Bottom of boat is hooked or beat to shit (stronger possibility)

don't your weight distributed even in your boat. and sounds like your kinda underpowered to me that boat is pretty wide

1648 welded with 31hp sport mud buddy with single crossover pipe and new black death carb and big blade prop 2 guys 23-24 and 3 guys 15-17. o yah i have pods on my boat and they do help. i hope this info helps

takeen1268 do you have it trimmed where it runs the best speed. also on a small boat like 14-16 ft the weight need to be disturbed like gas tank and battery in the front also pods help. heres my setup stuck on hard clay http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hp_AZbnVEE

The guy at gatortail Hoyt said that motor should push my boat at least 18-23 with just one person he thinks it's a prop but the motor only has 19 hrs on it I can't believe it would wear that fast I do have my tank up front and the boat does plane out it's just slow I know there not speed demons but 13 mph that's crazy the boat also has pods does a true flat gotten really make that big of a dif even if u r not always running in the shallows

What are your rpm 's

I have a 23wonderful and its on a 1648 and it ran 23over stock with me in it and gas tanks up front. Bottom of my boats beat to piss too. I have 18.4 hours on mine also. Now it wont start! Garbs got trash I guess cause I got no gas in the bowl but have it pumping at the electric pump fine.

If the prop was run in sand it can wear down fast

how were the pods installed? are they flat with the boat or do they have a slight up turn toward the tail? if flat, they can be a real speed killer.

Pods have a 3/4 rise my rpms are at 3750 the motor was on a 1542 war eagle and it was a dog then to I just would like to know about the prop before I waste the money on one it still measures 11 inches across

If the cup is worn down on the prop, which doesn't take long to do sometimes, it'll still turn the rpm's, but won't push nearly like it should. On the other hand, this is the second boat you've had the motor on & it didn't perform on the other boat either, I'd suggest a leak down test just to make sure.

What exactly is a leak down test this is my first mm

is the motor timmed for the best you did say your new to mm

trimmed for the best speed sorry for the miss mistype

Where are you located? Maybe one of us are close to you and can take a look.

There are a few Go Devil Prostaffs that can helps out

I have a 1748 with a 23 GTR. I run 23 in deep water. At 3400 RPMs. And the prop question, about month ago I call talked to Hoyt about the prop and he said that he thinks the 23 hp prop has to much pitch in it. He is working on a new prop. That being said, I still don't think it's the prop. You need to take to someone who can look at the motor are you will send alot of money and time chasing this problem.

If the cup is worn off his prop, it won't "bite" like it should. This will result in more prop slip, making him slower at the same or higher rpm. While his problem very well could be something else, don't rule out the prop as a very strong possibility.

I live in northern Illinois and would like to see someone with the knowledge to help but seeing as I am the only mm I have seen all summer it might b hard I just don't really wanna buy a prop just to try it but I guess if that's what I gotta do o well but I e mailed Hoyt a bunch of pics just waiting for a reply