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    Tiny boat performance help

    Awesome I may have to make some! Would they run so they are flat with the hull of the boat? Or should they have some angle to them?
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    Tiny boat performance help

    Yeah the top of the transom sticks out farther than the bottom. I'll keep playing with trim and see what I can manage.
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    Tiny boat performance help

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  4. K

    Tiny boat performance help

    I was curious about that. How would I design such a thing? Would bending some aluminum plate work?
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    Tiny boat performance help

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    Tiny boat performance help

    Just for grins & giggles, here's a video of me nearly going top speed.
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    Tiny boat performance help

    I do plan on adding some storage compartments in the bow, which will hopefully make the boat more forward heavy. That should help with planing as well but I am going to be running into the weight limit at some point. Maybe next time I go out I'll clamp an electric trolling motor to the bow and...
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    Tiny boat performance help

    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...
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    Tiny boat performance help

    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.
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    Tiny boat performance help

    I was curious about trim taps, I can probably make some.
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    Tiny boat performance help

    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.
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    Tiny boat performance help

    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.
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    Tiny boat performance help

    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...
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    1985 Evinrude 4hp no spark.

    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!
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    1985 Evinrude 4hp no spark.

    Awesome I'll get on that and report back
  16. K

    1985 Evinrude 4hp no spark.

    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.
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    1985 Evinrude 4hp no spark.

    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...
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    50 hp force questions after recent test run

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    50 hp force questions after recent test run

    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...
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    Should my vent plate ever be below my hull?

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