Re: Idle settings
Hi I live in New Zealand and I own a V258 Four Winns boat running a 5.7 GXI motor through a DPS-A stern drive. My questions is _ "Can I lower the idle speed down from 750- 800 rpm to say 600 rpm"? The reason being because I use this motor for trolling for trout, but the boat speed is too high at 5 km/hr. Any sugestions would be appreciated!
Ayuh,... Welcome Aboard,.... That's a problem many, or most all trollin' fishermen have to deal with,...
Turnin' the idle down, won't do what ya wanta do...
You could reprop to a tiny prop, but most of Us just dirty up the hull's flow through the water,...
Over sized trim tabs go along ways in helpin',...
Draggin' 5 gallon pails, or drift socks helps probably the best,..
My boat idles at 'bout 2.5/ 3 mph...
I run my over sized trim tabs down, 'n can get under 2 mph...
Deploy the drift socks, tied to the forward cleats, 'n I can get down to Sub-1 mph...