Is it capable of planing?

[russ225]

I have a 2006 Tracker Super Guide V14 with the same year 25hp Mercury 4 stroke fuel injected motor. Under “normal” operating conditions (7,500 ft elevation, approx. 700 lbs with standard equipment, 6 gal of gas, 2 batteries, and me 220 lbs) is this boat capable of getting on plane?

I know there are quite a few things that can/should be done to improve performance, but at my altitude, if optimized, does the motor have the power to push the boat up on plane?

Thanks
Russ

 

[matt167]

Yes it should have more than enough

 

[DeepCMark58A]

Try it out and see

 

[russ225]

Yes it should have more than enough

Thanks, that is what I thought too. The owners before me were unsuccessful and before I spent time/money I wanted a second opinion.

 

[russ225]

Try it out and see

I have, it don’t . Now I get to take a closer look at the motor, propeller, …
I’ll update once I’ve tested and tried a few things.

 

[jimmbo]

The Motor will not be making 25hp at 7500 ft above Sea Level, it might make between 18 to 20 hp. so that is one factor, it will also require a substantial reduction in Prop Pitch to run in the WOT Rpm Range.
The EFI should sense the reduction in Air Density and adjust the amount of Fuel used, so that will be One less thing to worry about
Is that 700 lbs include the Gas, the Batteries, and You? How Much does the Boat and the Motor Weigh?
It might plane it, and if it does, it will not be Rocket

 

[Scott Danforth]

that boat should have no less than 30 hp on it. (75% of rated)

at 7500 feet, your 25hp motor is putting out about 18-19hp
as jimmbo stated, drop the prop pitch to get the WOT RPM to the upper end of the window
move your fuel tank and batteries forward to balance the load

Im going with a "maybe" on getting your current motor to get your current boat to plane out at 7500 ft.

most likely you need a 30-40hp motor which would be putting out 23-30hp at elevation