Re: i/o haters
Re: i/o haters
Outboards tilt up higher than inboards, giving them a distinct advantage over I/O for shallow water use. Assuming you are looking for a little advice on that technique, first you want to be sure your motor is still deep enough to pull water up into the cooling system. The tell-tale helps, as well as sound.
When the motor is tilted up and running, you lose a lot of steering control especially in strong currents. You also want to only run slow so your motor's force isn't killing the tilt system.
When you run in shallow water you will be kicking up a lot of mud and sand. Be mindful that you don't want to suck alot of that up in the motor and be sure to run it hard in deep water to clear it. Don't use reverse (much) in shallow water for that reason--going forward you leave it behind!
Don't run tilted up over rock bottoms or hard obstructions. Your motor can handle mud and sand only.
Be mindful of weeds getting on the prop--they can block the water intake. clear them periodically. After I get out of shallow water, I often give a burst in reverse to clear it (after the prop has stopped spinning forward).
If you want to move around a lot in shallow water fishing, get an electric trolling motor.
I'm a newbie, so correct me if I'm wrong. I purchased a 1990 16' Starcraft (I think they call it a bowrider) with an outboard. I removed all the seats except for the recliner on the port side and will install a pedelstal seat for the operator (me) and one in the bow. Will use strictly for fishing. And I discovered through this forum, that I can tilt the motor up in sallow water.
