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[QUOTE]Roughneck1860 - 8/10/2009  3:42 PM

[QUOTE]momuskies - 8/10/2009  3:17 PM

I thought about a trolling plate.  Anybody out there run a trolling plate?  What kind of speed reduction did you get?  Do they pop on and off pretty easy?  I don't particularly want to permanently install anything.[/QUOTE]

I have a trolling plate on my 50HP Merc 2 stroke. It normally trolls at 2.8-3 but with the plate it will get down to 1.5. They can be a bit of a pain as well but are a lot better than buckets or socks. You have to drill 4 holes in your motor for it to be mounted. But comes off by removing 4 nuts and takeing it off, about 5 minutes work. Have you tried turn down the idle on your motor? That seems pretty quick for a 90 on that size of boat. Especially with a 4 stroke.  My buddies 90 4 stroke will get down to 2mph on his 18ft Lowe.  Try trimming up your motor. That will slow you down as well. That's what I did before I had the plate. Trim it right up and it really cuts your speed. It's a little harder to steer but it also makes a nice surface wake if you short line troll.

Tim

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momuskies - 8/10/2009 3:17 PM

I thought about a trolling plate. Anybody out there run a trolling plate? What kind of speed reduction did you get? Do they pop on and off pretty easy? I don't particularly want to permanently install anything.

I have a trolling plate on my 50HP Merc 2 stroke. It normally trolls at 2.8-3 but with the plate it will get down to 1.5. They can be a bit of a pain as well but are a lot better than buckets or socks. You have to drill 4 holes in your motor for it to be mounted. But comes off by removing 4 nuts and takeing it off, about 5 minutes work. Have you tried turn down the idle on your motor? That seems pretty quick for a 90 on that size of boat. Especially with a 4 stroke. My buddies 90 4 stroke will get down to 2mph on his 18ft Lowe. Try trimming up your motor. That will slow you down as well. That's what I did before I had the plate. Trim it right up and it really cuts your speed. It's a little harder to steer but it also makes a nice surface wake if you short line troll.

Tim