dkonrai
Senior Chief Petty Officer
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it seems that i have been hearing and reading alot about outboard installations. i have a 86 14 foot bayliner. the force blew a piston, so now im repowering with a 72 merc 402.
the question, is do i mount the motor, so the big cavitation plate is 1" ABOVE the bottom of the boat? the original installation, was too low (i think) because the large cav plate was buried under the transom. at full throttle the plate was all the way in the water.
so is it true that the cav plate creates unnecessary drag? and bringing the plate up 1" above the transom is better? also i have read that for every 10mph, u should raise the motor 1" for ever 10mph, so if i can get 30mph, i should raise the motor 3"?????
help!
dino
the question, is do i mount the motor, so the big cavitation plate is 1" ABOVE the bottom of the boat? the original installation, was too low (i think) because the large cav plate was buried under the transom. at full throttle the plate was all the way in the water.
so is it true that the cav plate creates unnecessary drag? and bringing the plate up 1" above the transom is better? also i have read that for every 10mph, u should raise the motor 1" for ever 10mph, so if i can get 30mph, i should raise the motor 3"?????
help!
dino