Looking at spray coming from sides of the boat and lack of any rooster tail from the motor, you're still trimmed way too low. With correct motor height and more positive trim that boat should run low to mid 50s pretty easily with the 150. I have a Classic with 200 EFI and I can reach upper 60s to low 70s. Those hulls are more efficient (speed/fuel economy) running on the pad instead of plowing the water.

I have the same boat. The PII is very sensitive to trim and will drag until it has air under the hull. Once you start to trim you'll suddenly feel the hull lift quickly once there's enough air under it and you'll quickly go from mid 30s to likely low 50s with the 150 if it's propped correctly. A 23 pitch Tempest plus would probably be about right. You weren't trimmed enough to get that lift. You should have a rooster tail even with the top of the cowling (and the top of the cowling should be just about parallel to the water). For reference, I have a 1991 175 XRI with a 4 blade Predator prop and get 57-59 mph typically.

Great video, good job on not revealing too much of the lake for us local guys

Great video! I’ve used a phone app to check a boat’s speed. Not surprised you found it very accurate. I was surprised by your relatively low speed. I own a 16.5’ 2002 Crestliner Aluminum boat. It has a 50 HP 2 stroke Yamaha. With two people in the boat’s top speed is 30 MPH. I’m sure the 115 uses a lot more fuel for only a 20% increase in speed. I think the Skeeter will do much better. Stay safe. God Bless!

Great ride dude. I have a 150hp on my Tracker with about 600lbs of Tackle in it and i get low 40s on mine. but i don't like running top speed on lakes i don't know well. Especially as I am learning new lakes out here in California

I have a ‘95 Pantera II dual console with a 200 Mariner EFI. It runs low to mid 60’s fully loaded. I built a deck extension back to the console which gives more storage. I’ve never had water get into my front storage box. That’s where I keep most of my tackle.

That boat is a mid to low 60s boat all day with a 150 I’ve been around these my whole life.

I myself use a speedometer in my jeep 4x4 cause my speedometer is broken and I've never gotten pulled over so yeah they work. And I've watched you buy build and work on it from the beginning. I seen a couple of the tournaments that you have been in 2nd place if I recall on one of them. Now on to the next venture and you can count on us watching till next time tight lines buddy

Awesome video! I honestly think that the 150 motor goes a lot faster than 36 mph. I guess you will have to finagle with it an try it again! Anyway with or without I still love your videos!! Have a good day bro!

I had a 150 Merc 2 stroke EFI on a 19’ fiberglass bass boat (ProCraft), pitch was either 19 or 21 stainless 3 blade. Goes 57mph against the current and 62mph with.

I have a 20’ 1992 BassCat Pantera 2 (same color) with a 1992 Mercury XR6 150hp motor and mine goes 54mph with both 26 gallon tanks full and loaded down with tackle. Not sure what’s going on but something isn’t right with your setup. It looked as if you were still trimmed pretty far down even on the last run but maybe it was the camera angle. My top motor mount on the Power-Lift jackplate is in the 2nd hole from the top and the jackplate itself is centered vertically between the upper and lower limits. Also, my water doesn’t start having a steady pee stream for 2-3 minutes. That’s after going through the lower unit and replacing the water pump and seals too.

set prop to pad about 3.25-3.5 inches below. i had a 2002 pantera 3 and it had tons of storage which caused me to carry way TOO much also what prop is on it?

My last boat was a 99 triton 180 premiere.....same engine, with no jackplate would do 58-60 all day...Keep trimming

You need a bigger BassCat, an Eyra/Cougar/Puma etc all will have more than ample storage

I used to have a '95 Pantera Classic with a 200 Mariner EFI. With a 25 Trophy it would normally top out at 67 at 5800rpm. I drove that boat like a wild man too. My buddy took a video of me scooting across doing upper 60's with just a little bit of the very back of the boat in the water. I liked the Trophy way better for that hull than the two different generations of Tempest props I tried on it. If you lived closer I'd help you set up yours. You getting the crap literally scared out of you by someone testing the limits of your boat while setting it up would make for some great content. With that 150hp you should be getting mid 50's at least. Hell, my 18' Xpress with a 115hp will hit 50 without even trying.

what pitch prop are you running?

Yeah boat should do mid 50s. Not trimmed up enough looking at side spray like stated. What prop is on there?

I had a 94 pantera 2 with a 150 merc optimax and when I trimmed motor up all the way and ran the throttle to the floor I ran 58 I had a 25 pitch fury on it

You should put the rpm in the picture too, that boat should go a lot more faster than that with the 150

We had a 97 nitro 884 savage that ran 58 with 2 people and full of tackle but getting used to trimming out is something you gotta take slow.

My 17 FishHawk with a 125HP trimmed up with fuel and gear runs 48mph GPS speed. Im running a 22P 3 blade stainless steel prop.

Your recessed foot pedal tray has a drain hole and that drain should be raised on the under side so that you can plumb it with a hose down to the bottom of your boat so that it can drain back to your bilge area. That's an easy fix

You should get speeds around 50-55. I had a 16ft nitro with a 60hp mercury and it would do 32mph. My buddy has a 150xr6 on his 18ft boat and it does mid 50's all day. Trim it up way more. If you trim it to much the boat will let you know. At 35mph its not going to do anything sketchy.

I got the same motor just a 175 on an 87 bullet and it would go mid 70s but I hurts trim it way up. That should easily go mid 50s. You gotta try it again and really let her eat

You should expect mid 50's to 60 mph. You have 2 trim settings on a jackplate and engine, up & down height on the plate then tilt on the engine. You just need more seat time to get comfortable with the boat and learn the feel... 🍺🎣

All its missing is the full team deck. Deck should go all the way to the console. Bigger deck and more room for storage. I used to have a BassCat Sabre with a Evinrude 175 and I loved it. I think your boat is underpowered. Panteras usually take a 200hp engine. My Sabre was only 18ft and the 175 pushed it to 65mph.

I agree you should get way more out of that 150. I have a 24 bass tracker party barge with a 150 and I can 32 out of it. That is a much bigger and heavier boat than that bass cat.

What app is that? The speedometer app? I need that! Lol

Raise up the motor on the jack plate until the prop starts to cavitate then lower it down a few bumps. Then start to trim up the motor just until the rooster tails starts. Should be a long flat rooster tail up only a couple feet. Should at least be mid 50s. My 1990 Maxum 20' tank with a 115HP Tohastu goes 50MPH.

got an 89 Sabre with a 150 yammy and she'll do 60 before it starts chining, your boat has more in it man

that thing should do 50-55 with a 150. my 18ft boat does 44 top speed trimmed up with a 120 and fully loaded boat

u can hear the engine its not at max revs which means its not at full speed put the jackplate where the plate above the prop is even with the bottom of the boat and go out hammer down and trim untill it starts to bounce a bit then trim back down till it stops and that is the boats happy place it will run its fastest there trim down a little more for a more controlable run if needed but boats are happy running on the back like foot of the hull

I have a 17.5 aluminum boat with a 50 fourstroke and I can hit 30. You definitely need to set up the motor height correctly. What RPS are you running ? Definitely to much drag !

Thats westbranch right ?

I got a 2004 xr6 150 on a98 pro craft 185 pro and it hits 60 with just me.. you need to trim up more

You need to trim that motor up, you should be throwing water up out of the water.. that should run 50 no problem…

My 20 foot Proline with a 150 Mercury saltwater Series 2 stroke that's probably a thousand pounds heavier than that boat at least.. does 45 at 5400 RPMs with tons of low end power also

He, ha, just cracked 80mph with a 150 mariner the other day. Same thing as your xr6.

Yeah, something is off. I had a ranger Z118 , which is the 18'8" boat with a 150hp evinrude. I would get about 57 mph with a tournament load.

You definitely need to trim that out. I've got a much heavier boat (Stratos 219F) with a 150 and no jackplate, and I can get up to 58 with just me, or 50 with 4 guys and a full livewell. 3/4 trim and 90% throttle though should keep you from chine walking, but get you about 5mph short of top speed.

Trim that thing! Still got a ton of hull in the water judging by the spray off the sides. Motor looks way low on the jack plate too. I’d guess that thing should run at least 55 with an XR6 and the right prop.

35 with a 150 is crazy lol I had a 50 on an aluminum bass boat and hit 34. I have a 115 on an old astroglass and get in the 50s

It looked to me like you were going faster than 35.

46-50 WOT.... i believe that hull is rated for a 200... gotta trim that thing all the way out to get it to breath... once you have good lift the motor can perform as it was designed too

I have a 18.5 98 G3 with a 1998 VMax 150 it runs 63-65 on a good day! Can easily run 55 with 2 people any day of the week! Seeing the water come off the side of the boat you need way more trim ! You are plowing water with the boat! Boat should be sitting on the back pad with trim!

Rpms sounded low. Either you werent throttling it all the way or you didnt trim it all.

Huh, interesting it only goes 35. My 17ft aluminum boat goes 31 with a 50hp Mercury. I guess the bass cat is pretty heavy.

That boat should go way faster than that with that motor on it.

I have an 89 ranger 364v with a 150 Mariner magnum II and it runs 60 mph. That motor seems to have to much prop on it. I’d go down an inch or two in pitch. Don’t be afraid tho throw a rooster tail with that thing.

I have a 96 gambler I am sure you would like it way more than the bass cat

Life jacket for one. Trim it out, watch rom and water pressure. Should get at least 50 out of it

Damn my 96 Tracker Tournament TX Pro with and 80 Mercury on it will go 45mph! But I am aluminum will never ever own a glass boat again ever!

That motor has all of 55mph in it on a bad day. I’ve got a 1993 mercury 150 that’ll still touch 63mph.

Why’s it running so slow? Even if I max trimmed up wouldn’t it only make a couple mph difference?🤔⬇️

Haven't heard rpm up this point. I have 2007 Classic with 200.opti and 26in Trophy + 4 blade. Don't feel much walking until mid 60s. My top with tournament load and co-angler is near 70. Bass and Walleye Mag tested this hull in 2005 with 200s (Yam, Evin, and Opt). Top end 74 with 27 in (Don't recall if 3 or 4 blades). Bet you are nowhere close to redline.

You do not have to worry about getting chine walk until 68 to 70 mph, so unless you know for fact your about to approach 68+ you have no reason to worry. And just for reference my very heavy Cobra Viper Dual console 18 ft with a 150 XR6 consistently does 59-60 loaded and has done 61-63 with a light load and wind at your back. That's 6100rpm and trimmed where roost is above the cowling by a foot or more. 23 tempest plus tuned. I would say you should try this video one more time, your not there yet. Oh and I wouldn't worry quite so much about the trimming the jack plate and more about trimming the motor. As far as the plate goes, maybe 1/1/2 above the top of the transom. You wouldn't be able to get your money back if you told someone who was interested that it would only go 35.

The boat is underpowered but should still have more than 35mph in it. Jackplate could be set wrong and likely wasn't trimmed correctly. The way that speed seemed to make you nervous you might want to stick to bass trackers

I would have the boat weighed. You may have water intrusion and the wet foam adds a lot of weight that may be causing the slow speed. Thanks for sharing that video but as many others have said that boat should run much faster than 35.

How much ????

I think you need to check your rpm’s with the speed they kinda go hand n hand. If 36 mph was only 5000. Rpm then you got more in it. My 150 tiller on a 20’ gets me 47 with a full tank and a fat ass driver

it should be doing 50 at besy raise the motor up a peg on thansom

My heavy ass ranger with a 4 blade hit 48 mph. Bass cats are lighter you should’ve been almost at 65 mph in that thing. wow

jeez I have a 2000 nitro nx882 18.5 with a 2001 xr6 with a bull shit 23 pitch aluminum prop and I can nail 55 Im thinking you need at least a 23 p prop stainless and use the trim 34 is masterbated imo. Shit its not the motor that thing sounds good and is really like a 165 hp give or take trim and prop man

If that is really a xr6 then it should turn 5800 to 6,000 RPM and push that boat somewhere between 60 and 64 miles an hour it looks like your throttle is not going far enough you never said what prop your running but it should turn a 25-pitch 3 blade Mercury prop everything is set up right it should get on plane in 2 boat lengths.

Not trimmed up enough and you aren’t full throttle come to Florida we can do some fishing too

Doesn’t even sound like the motor is getting to max RPM. Trim it out, and make sure your throttle is wide open

Gotta trim that engine up till it throws a rooster…don’t be scared

That boat should go way faster than 35

Something ain't right there. That boat should be going way faster than that. What were you rpm's at?

Motor is too low. Raise it or take it to a good shop and have them set it up. That four blade prop isn’t helping. You should easily get mid to upper 50’s. On a cold day with a little chop you might tap 60.

Something is not right my 16ft with a ton of tackle loaded will do 30 with a 1990 40hp

Im no expert, but I feel like you should be getting at least 50 out of her

That’s weird yeah you should be hitting 50-60 mph maybe the prop you are running or maybe didn’t trim it all the way up

Need more trim. Those BCB's like to be aired out to run. Don't be scared of chine walk, you shouldn't even get close to chine walk until upper 50's.

All these guys claiming 65 to 70 I want to see the GPS reading I had a Johnson 175 on my bass boat the boats Speedo claimed I was going 65 GPS said ya BS 54 mph was its top end. 36 mph with that motor and that boat it’s not that bad.

It didn't look or sound to me like it was wide open throttle. Something isn't right.

It literally looks like you've never run a boat before in your life. That boat should easily go in the '50s with a 150. My 17 and 1/2 ft nitro with a 150 XR6 will do almost 60 miles an hour with a full tournament load. I'm not sure there's a way you could make that boat go that slow at wide open throttle unless it's running on two cylinders.

You should atleast get 50. Either need a different prop or motor is way too low.

I know that can go faster because It didn’t look like you had the throttle all the way down

That foot pedal drain originally had a hose attached that went to the bulge soooo?!

You definitely can get way more speed out of that motor once you learn how to drive it!

Trim the motor mess around with the jack plate

Looks like somebody is afraid of it. Trim it up. Make it rooster tale.

Get someone to show you how to drive a bass boat

1. Im guessing its rated for a 200. 2. Your RPMs sounded really low. 3. That motor was buried low. Still should have ran mid 50s. My crestliner 1650 w90 on a jackplate, 6200 rpm with 21 trophy runs 46 to 50..

4 munets 4 like gag 🤙

Your setup has to be off. That boat should run in the low 50’s. Prop, Trim, Jack Plate. Something’s off

I can tell by the water extruding out from the boat you were no where trimmed up to the motors full potential. Too much hull in the water. You should hit 50 easily trimmed up. You mite get a few extra mph from the jack plate but its more trim. My 200 on my skeeter goes about 44 with trim all the way down. And upper 60s with trim up and two people. You should be rooster tailing that thing! Trim that sucker up! It's like hitting the nitrous!

Something wrong, thats 50s boats all day

U didn’t have it trimmed up. But nonetheless sell it.

The basscat hull will only chine walk at 75 plus.. Let someone else drive the boat and max it out..

Something ain’t right. That should be doing 50mph minimum. Looks like jack plate isn’t working and motor is all the way down.

I had a caujn with 150 pro v n it run 75 all day u need to learn how to drive a boat bro....trim is there for a reason lol. That's sad pro n no u don't have it trimmed up nearly enough

Bro trim up. You should get 50 minimum

Your pushing water bud. Trim way higher.

Yo trim up dude

If it isn’t your dream boat, I know someone interested!

45 miles per hour

Put a life jacket on dude

your trim is still way to low you should have a rooster tail the same height as your engine cowling.