Re: jack plate?
I have an old 1978 Lowe 1448 flat bottom jon boat with a 1976 Evinrude 35 tiller handle motor. Its a short shaft motor. I weigh 360 lbs, 6 gallons of fuel, and a battery in the back of the boat. When I first put the motor on this boat, I put the tilt pin in the first hole closest to the boat so I wouldn't flip.it over. I ran full throttle for miles on the river and it did fine but felt like it was dragging something behind it and the bow was plowing into the water. A couple weeks later I put it on a smaller river and decided to put the pin in the second hole hoping it would raise the bow but it really didn't. The problem is that when I was at 3/4 throttle it did fine, but when I increased to full throttle the boat would suddenly stop, and veer hard to the left. The cavitation plate is approximately 1/2"-3/4" above the bottom of the boat. Is it possible to get the boat to ride more on the stern instead of plowing down in the front. HELP!
