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    Suggestions about boat not getting on plane and prop protection

    It's not so much about wanting to go faster but to lower the bow. I wonder if one of those hydrofoil tails would help.
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    Suggestions about boat not getting on plane and prop protection

    Thanks for the responses. This is my first boat and outboard experience. I would love a jet engine but the most I can probably put on the transom is a 9hp and they don't make jets that small. Seems the only thing to do is try to put more weight up front which would be tough to do if I'm by...
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    Suggestions about boat not getting on plane and prop protection

    I have a 16 x 3 foot wooden flat bottom jon boat weighing about 250 lbs. I have a 6hp 4 stroke outboard that I use to motor up river so that I can float back down. When I'm able to open the throttle a bit, the front end raises so I'm not getting on plane. Some people that have notice me...
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