Re: Motor wedges
Poolecw;<br /><br />I won't try to sell you Smart Tabs simply because your dealer has already directed you away from this to wedges. <br /><br />First you need to understand why the boat is porpoising, and what the wedge will do. The boat is porpoising because the balance is too far to the stern. A common problem with most outboard and stern drive boats. The bow is easily pushed up by the water because the weight is toward the rear of the boat. What goes up must come down. = Porpoising. <br /><br />The wedge usually is used to change the transom angle so that the motor can be pushed further under the boat inorder to lift the stern. Lifting the stern pushes the bow down. This facilitates getting on plane, and can increase the bow pressure to help eliminate the porpoising.<br /><br />However this is at the expense of the prop efficiency and overall performance. In other words the propeller will be constantly running at angle and loose forward thrust. Fuel economy will also be reduced. You will be asking the prop to do two jobs, correct the boat handling and propell the boat. It's a compropmise.<br /><br />Here are some suggestions, as stated above, check the motor height, Check the bottom of the boat for hooks or dammage. You may wish to change the balance of the boat by shifting weight, but no matter what you do when you make permanent changes to the balance, it will compromise something else. <br /> I personally think wedges are not good.<br /><br />Good Luck!<br /><br />Call me if you wish more information 800-233-0194.
