Thanks, Weldorthemagnificient. Yea, it's definitely heavy in the stern. I have used it several times and as long as there's someone in the front seat it planes good but if I trim a little it starts the porpoising. I'm like you, never been a fan of the hydro fin but may have to try it. I was just...
I have a 1448 WeldBilt and recently swapped to a Mercury 25 4 stroke tiller w/CMC PT 35 unit. I went by the CMC instructions which say mount the unit with the top pivot slightly above the top of transom. The current mounting has the cavitation plate approx. 2 1/4" above the bottom of the hull...