Well, I made a couple of adjustments to my jackplate and I think I have it dialed in pretty good righ tnow.
I adjusted it down 1/4 inch last weekend and tried it out. It was much better, with less porpoising and the top end was decent. Handling was also excellent. But it still felt like I was losing a bit of trim because it would start to porpoise a bit if I trimmed it up very much.
So Friday night I dropped it another 1/4 inch in preparation for my club tourney the next morning.
Saturday I had a chance to make a couple of good WOT runs and I was really, really happy with the way it performed!
I hit a solid 53.4 MPH, which I had never done before, and no porpoising at all
I still haven't had a chance to try some tight turns to check for blowout, but at least the WOT performance is where I wanted it to be.
I'm not sure, but in looking at the jackplate quickly, it seems like maybe I have it lowered to the maximum setting??
I'll have to get some pics or a short video and post it here so I can get your feedback.
I think at this point I've gotten all I can get from it without changing out the prop. And I know that props are expensive, so that's something that I can't do for the foreseeable future.
The boat jumps out of the hole, literally, so I know I could move from the 19 pitch to maybe a 21 to gain some top end without losing holeshot.
Definitely a future project when the budget allows. But for now, I'm happy with it