Touch up paint for javeling renegade and jack plate height Question

I have been doing some cleaning up of the old boat and have been trying to find some touch up paint for the bottom hull due to some scratches but have not had any luck .they are only about 2 or 3 that you can see on the side of the hull that i would like to cover up .It has a Grey bottom but out of auto tuch up paint i have not found anything close yet.Any recommendations



Also the second question i have is my boat is equipped with a jack plate but i was curious if it may be sitting to high or possibly to low.how would you check to see if it is at the required height.The boat is a 1999 javelin Renegade 19 with a 175 Johnson at 24 pitch prop (which is to big of a prop from what i am told)original owner put this prop on for some reason

Not the best pic but all i can find at the moment

Re: Touch up paint for javeling renegade and jack plate height Question

On a boat like that with a 4-blade prop, I'd say you can start with the prop shaft centerline 3" below the bottom. Run it, and when on plane, the antiventilation (AV) plate (above the prop), should be skimming across the top of the water -- just barely, with a splish or splash going over it, and no more.

You might be able to tweak the prop higher in 1/4" increments if the AV plate looks good, just to see if you can get that hull to fly. This is not required. If the AV plate is under water, yeah, you must raise it until it is skimming.

The prop is too big? Who knows. Only way to know is to put an average load into the boat and run it wide open til it maxes out. Is should rev at about the max RPM recommended. So, time to hit the water and play around, then report back.

Re: Touch up paint for javeling renegade and jack plate height Question

Philster said:

On a boat like that with a 4-blade prop, I'd say you can start with the prop shaft centerline 3" below the bottom. Run it, and when on plane, the antiventilation (AV) plate (above the prop), should be skimming across the top of the water -- just barely, with a splish or splash going over it, and no more.

You might be able to tweak the prop higher in 1/4" increments if the AV plate looks good, just to see if you can get that hull to fly. This is not required. If the AV plate is under water, yeah, you must raise it until it is skimming.

The prop is too big? Who knows. Only way to know is to put an average load into the boat and run it wide open til it maxes out. Is should rev at about the max RPM recommended. So, time to hit the water and play around, then report back.

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The boat only has a 3 blade prop.checked the prop and they was nothing written on the prop but if you look on the inside of the hub where it locks down it says 14 1/2 x 24 3 blade .It seems to run fine previous owners said it would run low 60s with load.But my speedometer is broken at the moment so i cant judge speed.But what i was curious about is the RPM It was turning .It is only hitting 4300 wide open and trimmed out.From everything i have read they say it should be 5200 give or take.I have checked all the normal stuff,Compression,spark.Put a new fuel pump,and Power pack on the other day and it did help with overall drive ability of it

Re: Touch up paint for javeling renegade and jack plate height Question

When running at a fast cruise, have someone look over the transom. The anti-ventilation plate (sometimes called the cavitation plate) should be skimming the surface of the water. From there, you can adjust your height higher and play with propellers to achieve the best performance (efficiency).

A Mercury Trophy Plus is a good all around prop for a boat like your and will run well on the top end.

edit: I just noticed I am repeating what was said above about the plate height....

Heres a pic to help explain: