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taksibe2006

Posted 6/20/2021 4:47 PM (#980788 - in reply to #980779)
Subject: Re: Anyone with a Recon 985 and Mercury Pro XS 4-stroke?

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These numbers were on a river moving with a current, so it may have aided it a bit. Regardless of slip percentage, the overall performance of the boat is not what it was when I had an Optimax on it, and not as good as other Recon owners running the Pro XS. It has no problem getting up on plane, but acceleration is not were it once was and top speed is down about 3 mph. This could be due to a lower pitch prop. I just find it odd that this motor is supposed to rev up to 6200 RPM, and even with a 19 pitch prop it only gets 5700. Everyone tells me this new Pro XS has such awesome torque and acceleration that it pushes you back in the seat when you take off. I'm not experiencing that.