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Basically what I had to do. I layed a board across both seats running bow to stern, and balanced it to where the boat was not off canter, and when I wanted to plane I moved all the way forward, and when I was on plane, I'd scoot back to where I was more comfortable. Maybe I'll make a sliding...

I did make a tiller extension so I can sit in the front seat. You can see over the bow which is kinda funny. Helps a ton I just don't want to sit that far up front if I can find a way to plane out otherwise.

I was curious about trim taps, I can probably make some.

Yup, and I did that which probably helped. Strapped the tank to the bow. I'll try the motor tilted all the way down but the transom has some negative angle to it so the prop may be pointed slightly down. But I can try that.

That's true, I just don't want to be sitting in the front seet of I dont have too. It's funny, I just had a 10 footer I sold recently (crazy narrow and tippy so I sold it) that I was doing 22 mph in and planed great. I attributed it to that boat being longer and more forward heavy.

Hello everyone, I've been working on a tiny boat project that I could use some performance help with. I bought an 8 ft jon boat for cheap to use as a truck bed boat for my local lakes. I have a 5hp mariner that I use, and the boat is pretty fast at top speed, but takes forever to get up on...

Hey all, I did get spark! I tried cleaning the points again and now I have spark. Motor kicked over with a little starter fluid so I should have a runner. Next I'll give the water pump a look and hopefully put some gas in this soon. Thanks for the help!

Awesome I'll get on that and report back

Well for context this motor is almost 2x older than me so it's like trying to decipher Egyptian hyroglifics. But yes hopefully some useful responses will show up.

Hey all, I have a 1985 4 HP with no spark. Ran a few years ago when I last started and now I'm trying to fix it up again. Don't know how these point and condenser style ignitions work so here I am. Tried doing the old grounding the spark plug trick with no spark. Plugs are good, grounded them...

Heres my final update on my force. I visited my family this weekend and took the boat out after taking up on all the advice you all gave me. She ran pretty great! Max speed with 2 people and full of gear and she pushed 26 mph. Hard to read those gappless plugs but they looked lightly wetted with...

Good point. I thought it was supposed to be getting barely splashed while planing.

I'm not sure what rammy is but I do get a little OCD about stuff 😂 I will enjoy it for sure!

Sure did! Learning not to use an EZ out ever again on a snapped bolt was worth at least $100😂

So I have a 50 hp 2 stroke on a 15 ft glass tri-hull. I had put this motor on a year ago after rebuilding my transom and set my anti vent plant about even with the hull. It ventilated quite a bit, especially on turns. I decided to drop the motor down one hole and now the ventilation is gone...

Just tried the new plugs like you recommended and cleaned the carb again using an ultrasonic cleaner. Both plugs are now damp with fuel which makes me happy about not running lean. I wanted to tune the motor properly but my induction tach broke. I'm sure she's running a tad rich but I feel...

I finally rebuilt the fuel pump on the motor. I also put the carb in an ultrasonic cleaner (becuase why not). She starts second pull now. I wasn't sure what to set the RPM and air mix screw to but I set the air mix at 1.5 turns and the RPM at about 750 rpm. Does that sound right? Idle might be a...

Hey everyone, So I have an outboard with some pretty gastly clear coat damage, and even more gastly late eighties style decals (if you've seen a late 80s force then you know). Can I use automotive spray paint/clear coat to repaint the cowl? Not worried about color matching. The boat is kept on...

In addition to the performance topic, would there be a any point in trying a hydrofoil? I only ask because I have one from the last motor the previous owner had on this boat (a 70s Evinrude 55hp). I've been told this boat is kind of a slug and maybe the original owner thought it needed it? Just...