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Will a hydrofoil help level a small boat with a 2.5 hp motor
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<blockquote data-quote="nlester" data-source="post: 268227" data-attributes="member: 8483"><p>My 10' foot jon boat only has 2 bench seats, midship and aft. I keep most of my weight forward of the midship seat. My trolling motor and battery are as far forward as possible. I only keep about 1/2 gallon of gas aft of the rear seat. The problems are the length of the boat, the 2.5 hp mercury engine and me sitting on the aft seat. This is not normally an issue because I try to keep close to shore and not be out when the winds are going to be above about 8 mph. If I get caught in heavier wind, I kneel down behind the midship bench to trim the boat and keep as low as possible until I can get to shore. I had one bad experience when a weather front came through really fast and I was stuck in a following sea because the only way back to shore was with the wind behind me. In retrospect, I probably should have tried tacking so that the wind was never directly behind me but at the I time I just wanted to get to shore.</p><p></p><p>I would really like to be able to bring the stern up but I don't see any way to do it other than lift the stern with a hydrofoil or add more weight to the bow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nlester, post: 268227, member: 8483"] My 10' foot jon boat only has 2 bench seats, midship and aft. I keep most of my weight forward of the midship seat. My trolling motor and battery are as far forward as possible. I only keep about 1/2 gallon of gas aft of the rear seat. The problems are the length of the boat, the 2.5 hp mercury engine and me sitting on the aft seat. This is not normally an issue because I try to keep close to shore and not be out when the winds are going to be above about 8 mph. If I get caught in heavier wind, I kneel down behind the midship bench to trim the boat and keep as low as possible until I can get to shore. I had one bad experience when a weather front came through really fast and I was stuck in a following sea because the only way back to shore was with the wind behind me. In retrospect, I probably should have tried tacking so that the wind was never directly behind me but at the I time I just wanted to get to shore. I would really like to be able to bring the stern up but I don't see any way to do it other than lift the stern with a hydrofoil or add more weight to the bow. [/QUOTE]
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