Recent content by S.E.R.E.NITY NOW

Yes with limited space I would like to keep the floor space uncluttered for moving around. The cooler will already take up a bit. I'll wait to see how it runs with my better half in the front seat. What is a fantail?

It's a 2023 9.9 carb without electric start. I heard I can change the carb for a 15 but that just burns more fuel without much change in performance.

Great info and as a new member here very pleased with this group. Thank you everyone for your assistance. I'd like to be able to run the motor in trim position 2. That puts the prop in the most efficient position once on plane. I'm thinking with the weight moved forward or someone else in the...

No it's brand new. Just did the 2 hour break in with it then sent it full throttle to see what it would do. It's not ever going to be fast and that's ok. I just want it as efficient as it can be. If I could get it on plane sooner and be able to stay on plane at a lower speed I'd be happy. I have...

It has to be trimmed down all the way to get on plane. One position higher and it won't do it. So it's not in the most efficient position. I don't have much experience with smaller motors so I wasn't sure if it was on par for the setup. I'll run it this season and see. Maybe go to a 20 next year...

It's trimmed down all the way. Any higher and it won't plane out.

Jack plates are expensive but I'd like the adjustability. For now I'll live with it and run it some more. See how it does with a second person in the boat. This motor weighs 84lbs but I have the tank and storage bin and a small 20ah lithium iron battery back there too. It might balance out...

Thank you. I'm trying not to over do it with things I don't need. Not a lot of space to work with but it needed a few things to make it functional. A casting deck would be nice but I'm going to run it like this for this season. Having the flat floor is already a bonus.

It's never going to be a fast boat. 20mph is more than enough for what I'll be using it for. It would be nice to get on plane easier though. I can drop it down to about 15mph and stay on plane. Anything below that it will drop off.

No I don't have any way of measuring RPM.

So I got the boat out today to test things and do the break in on the 9.9 here's how it performed with the 1 inch lift. So the cavitation plate sits 1.5" below the transom. Just me in the boat. Could not get on plane unless the motor was trimmed all the way down. Steering was heavy but not...

No I haven't. I've been working on it the past couple of months to get it ready for the season. Thing is if it's not right I don't really have the experience to know it's not right or how it should be operating. Trying to start off with the industry standard and go from there. Everything I've...

That's what I'll end up doing if it needs to come up more. The adjustability of a jack plate would be nice but I really don't want to move the motor back any further.

Solid advice all around. Thank you. I do plan on running it first before I make anything too permanent. My issue is my lack of experience. I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking for or feeling for to say yes or no as to how it should be set. That's why I was looking to put it at the industry...

That also moves the motor back does it not? I'm trying to avoid that. The way the seat is mounted now the reach is perfect.