PathyNoob Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Hi all, I have a 2017 pathy 2200trs with the vf200la sho engine. prop is a powertech ofx4 17p. at cruise of 30 mph i get 2.8 with full tank, 2 people. at wot im at 5400rpm and 46mph. it seems off. am i in the normal range as far as mpg? i searched many different forums amd see people commenting getting 4 -4.5mpg at about 30-33 mph with similar load. appreciate any suggestions and comments. tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCTribute Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 I have the same setup, engine and prop, on my TE. I get around 3.1 - 3.3 mpg at cruise. You would be surprised how much a trolling motor hurts performance, seems like no one ever replicates the performance bulletins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEM Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 I think you are way over propped. That motor should turn near 6000 rpm’s at WOT. I have a 225 SHO on a 2007 2200V.....a lighter boat than your TRS. I spin a PT OFX 3 blade, 19 pitch. At 3800 rpms, I am getting 3.3 to 3.4 mpg. I get 3 mpg all the way up to 4500 rpm’s. It will spin all the way up to 6000 rpm’s trimmed out. I would suggest an OFX3, 17” to see how it does. I would be willing to bet your mileage would pick up, and so would your rpm’s. Give the folks at PowerTech a call and get their advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathyNoob Posted July 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 Jem, thanks for responding. I'll give Marcus a call. When i ordered my boat, he recommended my current prop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathyNoob Posted July 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 NC, ye, forgot about the trolling motor and 5 battery setup. that would kill the mpg but i usually fish by myself so would think it would offset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_shue Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 Your definitely on the low range. I’ve got 2016 22 TE with the I-4 200 and my top speed is higher and my mpg is higher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCTribute Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 12 hours ago, PathyNoob said: Hi all, I have a 2017 pathy 2200trs with the vf200la sho engine. prop is a powertech ofx4 17p. at cruise of 30 mph i get 2.8 with full tank, 2 people. at wot im at 5400rpm and 46mph. it seems off. am i in the normal range as far as mpg? i searched many different forums amd see people commenting getting 4 -4.5mpg at about 30-33 mph with similar load. appreciate any suggestions and comments. tony Jackplate height and trim are critical with these boats. I had to play around a decent amount. Found that 2-2.5” on the jackplate and trimmed about 3/4’s of the way up had the best speed/engine rpm. 53.3 mph at 5850 rpm is what I got with the OFX4 18P, light load, I use the OFX4 17 most of the time with fishing load. Would like to try an OFX3 18P and 19P, as I doubt I will use the OFX4 18P much and would like a keep a second prop handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamaskeet Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 21 hours ago, PathyNoob said: Hi all, I have a 2017 pathy 2200trs with the vf200la sho engine. prop is a powertech ofx4 17p. at cruise of 30 mph i get 2.8 with full tank, 2 people. at wot im at 5400rpm and 46mph. it seems off. am i in the normal range as far as mpg? i searched many different forums amd see people commenting getting 4 -4.5mpg at about 30-33 mph with similar load. appreciate any suggestions and comments. tony Something is wrong, I turn the same prop with a F150 on a 2200V. You should be able to average 3 mpg and cruise at 35 mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathyNoob Posted July 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 i think so too. my cruise is 30mph on the yamaha tach at 4000rpm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyG Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 My 2017 2200 TRS with the 150, no jackplate, no T-top, Powertec Reliance copy 3 blade 17P. 4000 rpm is 31 mph at 4.0 mpg per Yamaha Guage with a light fishing load, 2 people, I-Pilot and batteries. Max rpm is 5700 at 44 to 45 mph trimmed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathyNoob Posted July 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 wow Rocky! those r great numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernieNC Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 8 hours ago, RockyG said: My 2017 2200 TRS with the 150, no jackplate, no T-top, Powertec Reliance copy 3 blade 17P. 4000 rpm is 31 mph at 4.0 mpg per Yamaha Guage with a light fishing load, 2 people, I-Pilot and batteries. Max rpm is 5700 at 44 to 45 mph trimmed out. Those numbers are about the same as what I get (2013 2200 TRS F150) with an OFX4 17P(T-top & jackplate). Also have a Reliance 14 1/4 x18 3blade that runs 48 mph @6000. Still like most of the running characteristics of the 4 blade better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanjj Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 I've got the F150 on a 2009 / 2200XL and with a OFX4-17 I can get 45 mph @ 5900 rpms.....that's loaded for fishing. It's no speed demon, but it's about twice as good on mpg as my F250 was on my PF 2400V. It would probably be a little faster with a 3 blade prop, but I really like the way it handles with the 4 blade. The one guy that has really played with props on these motors is JEM. He also probably has recorded some data on the performance of each one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhunter Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Our 2014, 22TE with a VF200 runs anywhere between 3.1 to 3.6 mpg depending on the load. We run. 4blade 17 pitch merc rev 4. It will run 53 at 6000rpm. Jackplate setting is critical. I rum plus 1 on the rev 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEM Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 Looked closely today with my 225 SHO. At 4100 rpm’s doing 35 mph I was getting 3.5 mpg. At 5000 rpm’s, I was doing 45 mph at 3.1 mpg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redzone1 Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 a yamaha pro 3 blade 19 pitch will get you dialed in as good as that rig can be dialed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradM Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Are all of you going off just the Yamaha gauge or are you dialed into your GPS via NMEA and using actual speed/rpm to collect this data? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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