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I have not changed the trim at all. The motor curenntly seems to be set at an 8-10 degree angle in (towards the transom). This seems a little much but I don't know for sure. I'll move the adjusting pin up a notch and give it a shot. What angle should I shoot for in relation to the boat bottom?

Well I finally got the boat out and gave it a run. Early in the day with flat water the 1" rise seemed to be the ticket. I had minimal gain in top speed, maybe 1 to 1.5 mph, and it seemed to come on plane a bit sooner. But later in the day with a chop on the water and moderate waves, at top...

Thank You all very much for the information. I raised the motor 1" to start with. I'll get her in the water later this week.

Good Day All, being somewhat of a boating neophyte I have a perplexing (to me) question for this "Group in the Know". I picked up a Smoker Craft 15' Alaskan and have re-powered it with a new long shaft Honda 20 hp. The boats transom measures 20" but with the motor mounted the cavitation plate...

How would moving the main motor (25hp) a little off from dead center effect the performance of the boat? Could this be an option to consider?

This should not be any problem that I can see, as the boat has a capacity of 850lbs and rated for up to 35 hp. The 25 weighs approx. 90lbs and the 6 is not more that 60lbs. This should leave another 700lbs for people and gear. When set up for duck hunting there is never more than 2 guys and a...

What a cool forum. Just located this spot while searching for info on Smoker boats. I have converted a 15' Smoker Alaskan into a duck hunting boat and have a question for the experianced members of this forum. I am wanting to add a second outboard to my boat. I have the short shaft transom...