How to video cavitation plate on the water

maineiac5586

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I don't have anyone to go with me plus I'm trying to keep weight the same in the boat for testing. I believe my motor might be mounted too low. Anyone have suggestions on how to rig a camera to see the cav plate when underway?
 

froggy1150

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I did some testing with a gopro on high speed so I could slow it down and see the prop. Worked well. Put a safety tether on it. If I had not done that to mine I would have lost it. I wrapped it in a stainless steel .040 safety wire harness I made. I didn't want to trust the gopro lanyard.
 

airshot

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Simple.....run a straight edge along the boat bottom and out the back toward the cav plate, with motor tilted in proper running position is the cav plate below the hull ?
 
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