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Buddy has recently bought a 2024 mosquito with a Suzuki 60 and cupped Powertech 11 1/4 x 14 as built from BT. Just runs overall poorly. Blows out very badly getting on plane around 3800-4000 rpm. Issues holding grip higher into rpm’s. Anyone with a mosquito have similar issues or run different props that perform well on the hull? I have run many different skiffs and I am at a loss on how this one is performing.
Call Jack foreman. Buy his prop. Be happy ever after
Haha. I did tell him earlier that is exactly what he needed to do. Just polling the masses to see if this is a regular issue.
If the prop is not the correct prop, yes. Foreman or Baumann custom for the win.
Smack, that is the question. He called BT and they said this is the prop they sell on all of them with the zuk 60, but it runs terrible. Trying to figure out if it’s an issue with the prop or if they all run like this. Trim down JP all the way down still takes several boat lengths to get on plane. Tab down trying to get on plane blows out even worse.
Sounds like they sell them with the wrong prop and he needs more cup. Not surprising, lots of boats are sold with the wrong prop and other issues, I see it all the time.
For what it’s worth, I too have a friend with a ‘22 Mosquito/Zuke 60 that also ran terrible, added a pressure plate and it was worse, had Baumann put some cup on the prop and it’s operable but not dialed. He’s starting a convo with Baumann to get a prop with the right specs.
The pressure plate will cause you a lot of issues if you don’t raise the motor.
The mosquito either needs to be run with a lot of the motor in the water or like mine is set up and just put that sucker all the way up. I don’t remember the first prop I had on it - there’s a sell thread on the other site somewhere. But it would blow out if you went more than halfway up the jack plate. The boat was fast but wouldn’t turn any rpm’s and Holeshot was tough.
I bought jacks prop and then never used the jackplate until I had the motor and plate raised up all the way. I put Mac’s system on the boat and have never looked back.
My first Mosquito had a zuke 60, and the prop sucked, a friend at Ft Myers Marine swapped it, and it was an awesome prop after that, I lost boat during IAN, so no idea what the prop was on it.
The Prop on my new Mosquito back in 23’ was dialed in very well but I went with an F70.
I would recommend a foreman or baumann prop with the 60 zuke because it felt underpowered to me with that engine.
If after the prop change you are still not satisfied with the hole shot, get some 5* Transom Wedges from HMP. Transom Wedges will not fix the blowing out and other issues.
The builder may not always be right. Hell’s Bay told me to run a prop on my Whipray that performed terribly. I went with a Foreman since I had them on my previous two boats.
Is there a compression plate on the skiff? You mention blowing out getting on plane, but also state the plate is all the way down and trimmed down. It might not solve your blowing out problem, but raise the jack plate to get on plane, it’s more efficient to raise the motor. My Whipray is sluggish getting on plane when the plate is all the way down, but pops up in a boat length and quarter turn when raised up. It’s like getting up out of a lawn chair it’s so damn quick.
I water tested the Mosquito with the Zuke 60. Very sluggish. I ordered a Mercury 60 with my build and ran a Mercury four-blade prop. If memory serves, it was a Tempest but don’t remember the pitch. Great hole shot and overall performance. I sold the motor though, due to early corrosion issues and re-powered with a Yamaha F70 with a Talon 3-blade. That is the perfect match for that hull. I am running a Bob’s compression plate but have no issues with hole shot, mid-range or top end. My jack plate is locked into the mid-height position.
Have a Mosquito. Came with a Suzuki 60hp and 4 blade prop. Ran decent. Called Jack Foreman and he hooked me up. Totally different boat with his prop. Switched to a Yamaha f70 and ordered another propeller from Jack and it didn’t run as well as I hoped it would. I think this prop needs to be run super high on the jack plate which makes me nervous. Call Jack.
Good insight. But why does it make you nervous? I run my prop half way out the water 99% of the time. The only time it is fully submerged is at the ramp and getting on plane.
My F70 Mosquito prop, it has great hole shot, and great top end. I recommend this prop for the F70 Mosquito.
Worried about overheating the engine when raised to high with the Foreman prop. I run the Power Tech 13x16 and it is great on the Beaver.
Hitting the temperature alarm is not going to cook your powerhead. Run it higher until it starts losing water pressure and don’t run any higher. If you ever need help with things like this it’s what I do full time. Shoot me a message if you want help dialing it in.
Thank you all for the input. He is going to call Foreman and get a new prop.
Just received a set of black anodized wedges from HMP. Great quality and finish!
Negative trim transom wedges are now standard equipment on any boat I own going forward. Just there when you need it, and can always be cancelled or overruled with power trim. However, they do add about an inch of setback - which also allows for running with slightly higher motor height.
A word of caution…I added a set of HMP wedges to gain clearance between my cowling and poling platform since the F70 has a larger cowling than my 70TLR and I actually need more positive trim but it stops short with the wedges. If you need wedges to get on plane you really need to look into getting the correct prop. With tabs down you shouldn’t need that much additional negative trim to hop up. I am about to remove them and have my platform modified to clear the cowling and add a step/ back rest to the front.
