gcornelisse
Cadet
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- Jun 11, 2008
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I have a 15' Tide Craft Spitfire bass boat with a 35hp Mercury outboard without power tilt/trim. I have two problems that might be related.
Seems like there is only one perfect hole for the trim pin. If I bring the engine just one hole closer to the boat I get water splashing nearly vertical and back into the boat. What in the world could it be deflecting against that would bring it back forward with such a small change? Could too much roll around the corner from the boat's bottom to transom cause this? Or, is this simply an indication that it should not be trimmed that far forward/down?
I'm seriously considering a hydrofoil to get the boat out of the hole faster. 35hp is just little too underpowered for this boat and it takes way too long to get up on plane. Once it finally gets on plane it actually rides really nice. At this horsepower what hydrofoil would you recommend, and do I need to worry about steering torque? And, if I install one am I going to have more problems with water throwing back into the boat like I mentioned earlier? My outboard's cavitation plate is at or within 1-2 inches of the boat's bottom.
Thanks
Seems like there is only one perfect hole for the trim pin. If I bring the engine just one hole closer to the boat I get water splashing nearly vertical and back into the boat. What in the world could it be deflecting against that would bring it back forward with such a small change? Could too much roll around the corner from the boat's bottom to transom cause this? Or, is this simply an indication that it should not be trimmed that far forward/down?
I'm seriously considering a hydrofoil to get the boat out of the hole faster. 35hp is just little too underpowered for this boat and it takes way too long to get up on plane. Once it finally gets on plane it actually rides really nice. At this horsepower what hydrofoil would you recommend, and do I need to worry about steering torque? And, if I install one am I going to have more problems with water throwing back into the boat like I mentioned earlier? My outboard's cavitation plate is at or within 1-2 inches of the boat's bottom.
Thanks