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Need Your Thoughts - 20hP motor on 16foot
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<blockquote data-quote="bbartman713" data-source="post: 371110" data-attributes="member: 15510"><p>Someone said your boat hull is what gives you lift. that's somewhat true but also kind of wrong. you want almost no hull in the water for maximum speed. Boat lift comes from engine offset and engine height. engine offset changes the leverage your motor has lifting your hull from the water and the further back your motor is it allows your prop to "bite" better water or less turbulent water. the offset gives time for the water to re-collect before contacting your prop. engine height changes the amount of drag your motor has/ how much bite the prop has. finding the sweet spot on both is what gives you your fastest speed. so i would make sure your 20hp is mounted correctly and if your not loaded down to the max your 16ft should run like a champ. maybe check installing a cavitation plate or hydrofoil and give the boat just a little more lift. but if that 20 HP isnt running like it should and a little under powered a hydrofoil might just slow you down. my $0.02</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bbartman713, post: 371110, member: 15510"] Someone said your boat hull is what gives you lift. that's somewhat true but also kind of wrong. you want almost no hull in the water for maximum speed. Boat lift comes from engine offset and engine height. engine offset changes the leverage your motor has lifting your hull from the water and the further back your motor is it allows your prop to "bite" better water or less turbulent water. the offset gives time for the water to re-collect before contacting your prop. engine height changes the amount of drag your motor has/ how much bite the prop has. finding the sweet spot on both is what gives you your fastest speed. so i would make sure your 20hp is mounted correctly and if your not loaded down to the max your 16ft should run like a champ. maybe check installing a cavitation plate or hydrofoil and give the boat just a little more lift. but if that 20 HP isnt running like it should and a little under powered a hydrofoil might just slow you down. my $0.02 [/QUOTE]
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