12' aluminum v-hull won't plane

[smurphys1982]

Re: 12' aluminum v-hull won't plane

Test! <a href="http://s1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj496/smurphys1982/?action=view&current=ab980cca.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj496/smurphys1982/ab980cca.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>

 

[smurphys1982]

Re: 12' aluminum v-hull won't plane

I think I did the first one incorrectly, here's another go. Let me know if it works. http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj496/smurphys1982/ab980cca.jpg

 

[tx1961whaler]

Re: 12' aluminum v-hull won't plane

I see a fish

 

[smurphys1982]

Re: 12' aluminum v-hull won't plane

Alright! I'll post the pics of the boat now, I wanted to make sure it was working.

 

[duke33]

Re: 12' aluminum v-hull won't plane

My 9.9 was only hitting on one. I could'nt tell till I put 2 new plugs in. Wow, what a difference.

 

[smurphys1982]

Re: 12' aluminum v-hull won't plane

Here they are, I took several different pics of the boat, motor foot boat etc

 

[smurphys1982]

Re: 12' aluminum v-hull won't plane

Here's a few more.

 

[Solittle]

Re: 12' aluminum v-hull won't plane

How do I post pics?

Posting pictures will not help. Put a spark tester on the plug wires and see if the spark will jump a 3/8" gap with a loud bright blue snap. If it does that confirms good spark. The only thing left is problems with fuel.

 

[smurphys1982]

Re: 12' aluminum v-hull won't plane

The motor checks out ok....

 

[tx1961whaler]

Re: 12' aluminum v-hull won't plane

It looks mounted just fine. May be just too much stuff added to the boat and it's too heavy. What is the HP rating listed on that transom plate ?

 

[Mi duckdown]

Re: 12' aluminum v-hull won't plane

Not to be ***** are you sure that boat is only 12 feet? looks to be a 14.
If you had a 15 hp on a 12' it would one scary ride.
something does not add up

 

[smurphys1982]

Re: 12' aluminum v-hull won't plane

The transom says 15hp max. The boat is indeed 12'! I've been told that the smaller the boat the more easily they are effected by weight.

 

[s freud]

Re: 12' aluminum v-hull won't plane

Could the issue be too much weight in the back?

 

[smurphys1982]

Re: 12' aluminum v-hull won't plane

I wondered the same thing! Because it seem to improve the more I moved foward in the boat

 

[Outsider]

Re: 12' aluminum v-hull won't plane

Because it seem to improve the more I moved foward in the boat

I believe you've answered your own question, 16' worth of 'stuff' in a 12' boat can't have a good outcome if it's all in the stern half. You might want to move your tilt pin a hole or two forward ...

 

[tx1961whaler]

Re: 12' aluminum v-hull won't plane

In my 'lil 13 foot whaler, the gas tank is opposite me on the port side. The battery is all the way up front. Nothing is in the stern area. The old girl is getting a little butt-heavy in her old age, like me, but I'm running a 40hp and it's propped and trimmed for the load. Try rearranging stuff and playing with the trim pin first, then start losing some of the decking. If it is 3/4" stuff, you could have 200 extra pounds in there.

 

[bonz_d]

Re: 12' aluminum v-hull won't plane

Regardless of size a boat with a max hp engine such as this should plane and do it quite easily. Example, my 14' Lund DLX which has a factory installed floor, a dry weight of 365# and a max hp rating of 35hp is a bit larger than this boat. When I 1st got it there was no engine with it. I put a 1969 9.5hp Johnson on it to just try it out and get it wet, look for leaks and such. With just me in the boat and that setup it would plane. Took a little to get it going but it would come up. Soon changed the 9.5 to an 18hp and it would fly. I now have a 35hp on it along with the battery, folding seats/pedistals and such and the boat isn't really any faster on top end than when it was just the 18hp but it does come up to plane much faster.

Question, with no one in the boat how is it sitting in the water? Does it already look loaded or is it floating high? Also what size prop are you running?

 

[smurphys1982]

Re: 12' aluminum v-hull won't plane

It sits low, especially near the back, also it lists to the left!

 

[bonz_d]

Re: 12' aluminum v-hull won't plane

So the capacity plate states 15hp max. What is the load capacity? Then try and figure just how much load is in it w/o people. Plywood deck, carpet, seats, built-in boxes, batteries, fuel, then add your weight!

 

[kfa4303]

Re: 12' aluminum v-hull won't plane

yup. You may also have some waterlogged wood and/or carpeting. While no one item may weigh very much, all the little bits can start to add up rather quickly. You can also use yourself as ballast by using a tiller extender which will allow you to move forward to help redistribute the load. You can buy fancy aluminum, or carbon fiber versions, but I just made one out of PVC with a few slits in one end to slip over the stock tiller and secured in place with a few SS pipe clamps. Mine only cost about $5 and it works like a charm.