Quote Originally Posted by shakey head View Post
I have a 225 Johnson. 21 ft stratos and I have started having some issues getting on plane. When I give it gas the nose comes up RPMS hit about 2500 and stay... If the guy in passenger seat heads toward the front of the boat the nose will fall ill hit plane and the boat runs great... I have been trying to adjust the jack plate to get the most out of the motor and it had ran great the last few times I took it out with this setup. Even ran great on take off last week but after first fish full live wells it started acting up

Does any one know what would cause this or suggestions on what to do?
Thanks in advance!!
I had a situation with a 21 foot Stratos similar to what you're talking about I think. I would go to take off and boat would not come up on plane unless I moved wait to the front. Took it to a dealership to let him check out the jack plate and to make sure all adjustments were right. He told me everything looked good nothing wrong with the boat. So we took it down to the lake and when he would go to take off everything worked perfect. What I had to do was when taken off hold throttle all the way and at the same time trim the motor up when taking off to get up on plane. Cost me 50 but best 50 I believe I ever spent. Only boat I ever had that I had to do like that to get up on plane. You might have already tried this but if not would give it a try and see what happens.