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I'm trimmed all the way in to get my bow about like in that first picture. Maybe a little higher.
I put a prop on that popped it out of the water faster at the sacrifice of speed. I can easily over rev. I did this as a result of a low end bog which I believe has been resolved.
Most of what I...
Any idea what the weight should be? I can't find it anywhere.
I put a different prop on to get it out of the water better. 20 mph is at about 4500-5000 RPM. I can easily over rev it.
Wouldn't waterlogged foam make it sit low in the back when not in motion? It sits level then. And after a week in the water there isn't a drop of water in the bilge.
Is there any way to see if it is waterlogged?
I have a 97 smokercraft 162 pro mag with an evinrude 70. When getting up on a plane or coming off, my stern is always plowing deep. While on a plane, my bow is always high. Not standing in the air, but I can't get it down as far as I'd like. Can't even get to level. My cav plate is about level...
Recently purchased a 96 smoker craft with a 70hp evenrude. This is the first "modern" boat I have owned.
The problem I am having is that below 2500 RPM it seem to miss. Almost like it's not running on one cylinder. Once I open it up it runs fine. So when running in a no wake zone it misses. On...
So, Im new here. Did some searching and there is almost too much information and different ways of doing things.
For many years I used my great grandpas 1970 14' lund fishing boat. No floor just 3 benches.
I recently purchased a 1980 16' Sea Nymph fishing boat. Its in pretty good shape but...
