CATransplant
Admiral
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- Feb 26, 2005
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Re: Top End Speed Problem
Yup. Small boats with small engines are touchy about stuff. The OP here has a boat rated for 35hp, and has a 15hp on it. Getting it to plane and get a good speed is going to require careful attention to everything, and every difference in weight aboard will change things around.
I'd love to have a 9.9 on my little tinny, but I got that 1992 6hp for free from my father, who didn't need it any longer. Never one to look a gift horse in the mouth, I'm going to stick with it, and it's a sweet runner. I spent the early part of the season experimenting with weight distribution and trim to optimize the limited power when it's just me and my junk in the boat. On the rare occasions when I have a passenger (usually some kid who weighs about 100 lb.) I just settle for the slower speed, but trim out one hole to get the bow a little higher.
I spend most of my time on the lake with the outboard in the shallow-water running position, anyhow, so the planing stuff is just to get from one end of the lake to the other. Half the time, I end up trolling up and down the lake, anyhow, hunting for new honey holes.
Yup. Small boats with small engines are touchy about stuff. The OP here has a boat rated for 35hp, and has a 15hp on it. Getting it to plane and get a good speed is going to require careful attention to everything, and every difference in weight aboard will change things around.
I'd love to have a 9.9 on my little tinny, but I got that 1992 6hp for free from my father, who didn't need it any longer. Never one to look a gift horse in the mouth, I'm going to stick with it, and it's a sweet runner. I spent the early part of the season experimenting with weight distribution and trim to optimize the limited power when it's just me and my junk in the boat. On the rare occasions when I have a passenger (usually some kid who weighs about 100 lb.) I just settle for the slower speed, but trim out one hole to get the bow a little higher.
I spend most of my time on the lake with the outboard in the shallow-water running position, anyhow, so the planing stuff is just to get from one end of the lake to the other. Half the time, I end up trolling up and down the lake, anyhow, hunting for new honey holes.