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  1. sms986

    Bow plowing at high speed.

    Yes the transom is strapped to the trailer. Maybe motor bouncing wasn't the right description. What I meant was that the trailer, boat, and motor will bounce on the leaf springs. That's a lot of up and down momentum on the transom from the weight of the motor, tied down or not. Maybe a transom...
  2. sms986

    Bow plowing at high speed.

    I did some more looking last night and it looks like it is almost positively from the bunks... the center of the hull under the outboard is fine and the chines are fine. The hook on each side gets worse going toward the bunks from the center or the outside on both sides and there's a very slight...
  3. sms986

    Bow plowing at high speed.

    Bouncing up and down referring to the trailer going over bumps and everything bouncing... It's unavoidable. I only trim it up enough to get decent road clearance. Transom hangs over about 3"-just enough that the entire transom is over the edge of the bunks. I'll definitely be changing out the...
  4. sms986

    Bow plowing at high speed.

    Yeah it's an unfortunate situation. Hard to tell if the people knew about it before selling it but not much I can do about it. From the shape of the hook, I can probably put some epoxy putty underneath and fill the hook/smooth it out. That wouldn't be too hard but I'd like to pull the hook out...
  5. sms986

    Bow plowing at high speed.

    I think you are absolutely correct. I had that suspicion when I was looking at it yesterday. Looks like the motor bouncing up and down when trailering and the transom hanging over the bunks caused this over time. I'll extend the bunks. I just have to figure the best way to get the hook out
  6. sms986

    Bow plowing at high speed.

    @LundAngler1650 I agree. 3/4 may actually be too much for me. However, it is evident from that picture that the hook is pretty bad, and it's got a steep grade. That's going to even further drive the low to high pressure transition at the transom. I can cruise at 3/4 throttle all day long. The...
  7. sms986

    Bow plowing at high speed.

    Hooked!
  8. sms986

    Bow plowing at high speed.

    Going back out of town this weekend. Will post an update when I take it out next.
  9. sms986

    Bow plowing at high speed.

    It's a quicksilver laser 2. Didn't get the S/n, too dark out..
  10. sms986

    Bow plowing at high speed.

    Yeah, I'm more than happy with the speed. It's a little too fast I think, I'll have to get used to it. I'm just concerned with the safety of plowing at high speeds..
  11. sms986

    Bow plowing at high speed.

    You really think so? It went pretty quick. 2 boatlengths to get on plane. Faster than I expected. Hmm, maybe though? I'm new to the big boats. My dad's mod vee is rated for 50 max and I can plane it by myself with a 9.9.
  12. sms986

    Bow plowing at high speed.

    The boat is rated for 125 and has a 90. Speed is moderate. I have no clue how fast we were going, I'm just basing the speed off of a few boat rides I had in an xpress 22' with a 115 on it. I'll try to trim or maybe putty the hook if I can.
  13. sms986

    Bow plowing at high speed.

    Like I said, it just feels strange. It's not like the bow is shooting up and then dropping back down. It feels like it gets sucked back down and the boat is riding flat. Had my cruiser out a few times before the restoration , and the bow would go high until it got up on plane, then it would...
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    Bow plowing at high speed.

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    Bow plowing at high speed.

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    Bow plowing at high speed.

  17. sms986

    Bow plowing at high speed.

    @dingbat it feels like it's riding at 0 degrees..
  18. sms986

    Bow plowing at high speed.

    How far do you big outboard guys trim up? On my stern drive cruiser, I don't even touch the trim. I have the outdrive almost completely down and it planes and rides fine. It just feels strange to trim up awfully high.
  19. sms986

    Bow plowing at high speed.

    Also, this boat is bare. In the back, I have the battery, fuel cell, and motor. Small center console unit toward the stern and both a passenger and I sitting on the rear deck. Only thing toward the bow is a trolling motor (no battery). So weight distribution isn't the problem.
  20. sms986

    Bow plowing at high speed.

    So I finally decided to pull the trigger on a newer and bigger aluminum fishing boat. I've been watching craigslist for a while and after being lied to/ripped off time after time on every other purchase I've made, I paid a lot of attention and thought I had covered everything when purchasing...
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