16 carolina skiff

[bobby1329]

i recently purchased a 16 carolina skiff it ran fine first three times i put in .all with in a week . third time i put in stopped getting on plane at full throttle .thought prop might be bad so changed and still doesnt palne wide open .while checking motor for issues noticed to spots where there where cracks in the hull .one looks to be batched with gel the other with jb weld .will this cause leaks and extra weight in hull and if so how do you fix?

 

[Texasmark]

Re: 16 carolina skiff

How about some pictures. If hull problems are your loss of performance, you have some serious problems. Probably something else like bad fuel, contaminated carbs and all that.

Mark

 

[acarter92]

Re: 16 carolina skiff

i recently purchased a 16 carolina skiff it ran fine first three times i put in .all with in a week . third time i put in stopped getting on plane at full throttle .thought prop might be bad so changed and still doesnt palne wide open .while checking motor for issues noticed to spots where there where cracks in the hull .one looks to be batched with gel the other with jb weld .will this cause leaks and extra weight in hull and if so how do you fix?

Although the hull problems might be something to address, if it worked the first three times and you didn't change anything then that's not your problem. I'd bet it's something with your engine.

Austin

 

[jigngrub]

Re: 16 carolina skiff

Do you keep your boat slipped or tied to a dock, or do you pull it out of the water after every use (trailered)?

Did the motor come with the boat? Had the boat been setting up before you bought it?

 

[Home Cookin']

Re: 16 carolina skiff

need to know more about the motor. I bet you are dropping a cylinder. Or are you getting high RPM without power? that's a spun prop.

 

[bobby1329]

Re: 16 carolina skiff

need to know more about the motor. I bet you are dropping a cylinder. Or are you getting high RPM without power? that's a spun prop.

35 horse honda 4 stroke seems to be running good dont know exactly what the rpms are but just not getting on plane at full throttle .i put a new prop on but was a 14 pitch instead of 13 that other one was .

 

[Home Cookin']

Re: 16 carolina skiff

you need to get an experienced boater or mechanic to ride with you. A carolina skiff is practically on a plane when it's sitting still.