Tracker Boats Setups and Top Speeds

[TritonTRXV8]

For those of us with the need for speed share some of your setup secrets and how your boat runs for top speed. Lets keep this thread just for numbers and info if you have a question start a new thread in the main page so this thread doesn't have so many posts to sift through. Thank you!

[TritonTRXV8]

My sig pretty much says it all but ill list my empty top speed performance and my loaded for fishing numbers

2008 Bass Tracker PT175 17' 10" length
2010 Mercury 1.5L Optimax
6" CMC manual jack plate
Mark Croxton cupped and balanced Laser 22P prop

Boat totally empty one battery and VERY little gas running solo:

Prop to "Pad" 3.75"
WOT Rpm 5800 Via mercmonitor
57.4 Mph gps fully trimmed and aired out
It was a handful and I mean handful
Holeshot is instant

Loaded down with normal fishing load solo:
Prop to Pad: 4.5"
5700 Rpm WOT
53 MPH Gps

Loaded down with passenger:
5500ish rpms
50-51 mph depending on heat and water conditions
holeshot about 3 seconds.

[tylervdb]

1989 Bass Tracker Tournament V17
1989 Johnson 50hp 2cyl 2 stroke (high speed jets drilled)
Solas Amita 12x17 prop
33.4 mph gps solo loaded
31.5 mph gps loaded with passenger

[ba3darcher]

2018 Tracker 190TX
2018 Mercury 115 4 stroke
X7 Spitfire Prop
1/2 tank gas
3 batteries
1 person
WOT 6200 49.5-51.5 depending on water/temp conditions

[danhobby]

2016 175 TXW Mercury 75 four stroke
vinyl edition - black with grey bottom
X7 Spitfire prop
3 batteries 1/2 fuel fishing buddy 37-38 mph
solo WOT 5000 39-41
TOP SPEED 41.7 GPS with best conditions

[G4bama]

2012 175TXW running a flashed 2012 75 2stroke Optimax.
Engine is mounted on a 6" Vance jackplate currently set a 5 1/4" on the gear case
Turning a stock Laser II 24pitch prop
I run my boat ready to fish. 1/2 tank gas, 3 batteries, and fishing equipment
Cruising speeds are 42-45mph @ 5200rpm
WOT speeds are 48-51mph @ 58-5900rpm
My best speed is 51.4mph


UPDATE: No longer own this boat. Traded out

[joe3buck3]

My signature info covers it pretty well.

[gatorglenn]

2006 Tracker PT 175 TX,
60 HP Mercury 4STOKE
Best speed 38 GPS,
3” Vance Manuel Jackplate
14p SS Power Tech 3 blade prop, Prop to pad 5.5” very light and with a tail wind.
Best overall, 13p Trophy Sport SS 4blade prop.
37 GPS consistently sole and fishing gear. 115 lb. passenger 36 gps
14p Spitfire Aluminum 4 blade prop, (for rocky river use). 34 heavy 35 light

[One fat one]

2017 19' tracker txw
17 150 merc 4stroke
24 tempest
24v minnkota 80 lb
dual console
61.5 light gps
59 loaded gps solo
55 .7 w partner gps
no poles or jack plate
would love a j/p but it voids the transom warranty

[Highcentered]

2016 175txw with 75 4-stroke
17p PowerTech SS nrs prop
3 heavy batteries in back
heavy trolling motor up front
small tackle store up front in compartments
40mph usually with me by myself and low fuel
38mph with an average sized southern partner in the boat
Best speed was 42.x with boat in stock form and stock Black Max prop running with lite chop.

[jprovencher80]

2004 Avalanche
150hp Mercury xr6
21 Tempest plus
6" Atlas jackplate
57.9mph @5900rpm with 1/4 tank fuel, one 330lb angler and otherwise full load.

[ChanceG]

2015 175txw with 75 4-stroke
17p Solas SS prop
3 batteries in back
70# 24 volt trolling motor up front
tackle and 15lb anchor in front compartments
39mph with 2 people loaded to fish in the boat
Best speed was xx.x ???? Haven't had the boat out by myself w/o fishing gear yet

[rtlgator]

2005 PT185
90 ELPTO Merc
Mounted second hole down
13x21 Solas SS prop cupped
5500 RPM @ 45 MPH gps
70# MK

[Goldstar225]

2018 190 TX
115 Pro XS 4S, motor flat on transom, 21 pitch black max
Myself and passenger, full gas & 3 batteries with normal fishing load
Hit 48 MPH GPS at 5500 RPM (9% prop slip) with some throttle left, boat got squirrelly (stern kicking out to side) so I had to back off on trim/throttle. Hole shot averaged 6 seconds.

Should have 19 pitch X7 installed within next month and raise the motor two holes. I'll update this post with results after testing.

OK, I received my 19 pitch X7 and I'm updating this post. I had the motor raised to the third hole.

Before I installed the X7, I wanted to see what the black max 21 pitch would do raised up to the third hole. Hole shot improved to 5.5 seconds but prop slip went to heck. I hit 42 MPH (GPS) at 5500 RPM (21% slip). I didn't bother any further since it was obvious to me that that setup was a waste of time.

After installing the X7 hole shot dropped to 4.5 seconds (25% improvement). I hit 49.2 MPH GPS at 6300 RPM indicated on my analog tach (10-11% prop slip). Most importantly, the boat rode very solid and stable, no handling problems at all. I feel that I can pick up another 1-2 MPH and reduce slip by playing with the trim a bit.

I want to express my thanks to those who "blazed the trail" on the setup and provided me advice. It changed a boat that was a bit spooky at 45+ into one that I feel safe and confident in at WOT.

[krr6581]

Most of my info is shown in my signature. I've always had most of my fishing equipment in the boat.

So full tank of gas and empty livewell my top speed was 47.2 @ 5735 rpm's. (Cold Weather Temps). best top end during the heat of the summer was 44.8 at 5745 rpm and that was a struggle to hit it. Though I'm not a speed freek I do open it up from time to time just to clean everything out of the system. I normally will cruise if I have any distance to cover @ about 35 mph somewhere in the low 4K rpm range.

[jyu87]

Tracker 190TX - Stock Setup; best I can typically get is around 45MPH at around 5.3-5K RPM. Definitely a little squirrelly when I try to trim as much as I can.

[krr6581]

Tracker 190TX - Stock Setup; best I can typically get is around 45MPH at around 5.3-5K RPM. Definitely a little squirrelly when I try to trim as much as I can.

What Prop are you running? You can have a good prop man add cup to your prop which should help reduce the squirrelliness. If your running a 3 blade they like to run deeper in the water and trimming up will cause you to have blowout which helps create the squirelliness. Going to a four blade prop will also reduce that issue. There is a trade off doing that such as your top end will be reduced but prop slip and overall handling will improve. There are those here in the forum that are getting 50+ out of their 190's with the same motor you are running.

[jyu87]

I am running the stock black max that came with it. Two people with full gear. I will be upgrading to the X7 sooner or later.

[FishInTheDesert]

and here I thought I was burning when I hit 31 in my rig! LOL

Getting a new prop, and going from 14 pitch to the 12 pitch they told me to get from Mercury customer support. im topping out at 4600-ish RPM...and the dude I talked to told me I should be running in the 5k range! Hopefully this prop change helps and ill hit 50 too! prolly tough to do since its a 50hp itself! hahaha

[Ship]

2012 175TXW running a
2012 75 2 stroke Optimax. Ecu flashed
6" Vance jackplate. I forget where it is set at.
Turning Laser II 24pitch prop with extra cup added.
I never run empty
Cruising speeds are 40mph @ 5000rpm
WOT speeds are 48-50mph @ 58-5900rpm
My best speed is 51.5mph with a stock 24'' Trophy Plus