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Speed vs motor placement, and load
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<blockquote data-quote="FuzzyGrub" data-source="post: 235489" data-attributes="member: 3438"><p>23mph with that boat, load, and 15hp is decent. </p><p></p><p>I'd try moving weight forward first. Have your wife sit in the bow seat. You will probably plane quicker. Speed wise, it might not change, but ride may be a little rougher/wetter, too, depending on chop. </p><p></p><p>You can raise motor 1/2" - 3/4" by putting a piece of plywood on top of transom. Make sure your clamps still have good bite. Higher than that will mean transom mod or mini-jacker.</p><p></p><p>Trim position: try one pin in from current setting and one out. In will force bow down, out bow up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FuzzyGrub, post: 235489, member: 3438"] 23mph with that boat, load, and 15hp is decent. I'd try moving weight forward first. Have your wife sit in the bow seat. You will probably plane quicker. Speed wise, it might not change, but ride may be a little rougher/wetter, too, depending on chop. You can raise motor 1/2" - 3/4" by putting a piece of plywood on top of transom. Make sure your clamps still have good bite. Higher than that will mean transom mod or mini-jacker. Trim position: try one pin in from current setting and one out. In will force bow down, out bow up. [/QUOTE]
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