BoatingCop
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Hey everyone this is my first post! I'm not new to boating but just got my first tiller steer. Its a 1960 Brewster 14' flat bottom. I hung a 1985 9.9 Johnson on the back. I'm at work right now and can't give measurements as to weather it's a long or short shaft, or how long the transom is. I did note prior to running the boat that the cavitaion plate was approximately a good 4 inches or so below the bottom of the boat. I put it in the water and statrted to come up to speed. Everything felt good, and then right as I felt as if the boat were going to plane out, the prop started to cavitate. I tried several more times, but the boat just wouldn't plane out. It's not from a lack of power, its just that it keeps cavitating. Is this because the cavitation plate is so much lower than the bottom of the boat? I'm going to start looking at jack plates. Any advise? Thanks in advance!
Eric
Eric