Is my outboard mounted too low?

[Jordan]

Mine looked similar with no problems.

[Shawn Braquet]

I've seen a marsh rig that had a jack plate with 12" set back off the transom and he was able to put the cavitation plate 4" above the bottom of the boat, this was a flat bottom aluminum though. What Scott Craft said is the way to perfect it with a manual jack plate. Putting it level with the bottom of the boat will get you better performance without cavitation usually.

[Montauk17]

Your motor is too low for sure. Without a jackplate your cav plate needs to be even with the bottom of the boat when trimmed level. With jack plate you can run it higher....the farther the motor is away from the transom the higher the angle of the water coming off the bottom of the boat. I would pick it up two bolt holes and see how it runs.

[booyagasha]

i even wonder if jackplates are even possible with euro transoms

[Montauk17]

Originally Posted by fishmaster911

Level out ur boat as best as u can, trim ur motor down till it is strait up and down (shouldn't be all the way trim down ). The bottom if ur boat should split the holes on the water intake !

On your style of hull with a jack plate,that is right on the money. You have a semi pad bottom....a hull without the semi pad has to run the motor lower.

[booyagasha]

Originally Posted by fishmaster911

Level out ur boat as best as u can, trim ur motor down till it is strait up and down (shouldn't be all the way trim down ). The bottom if ur boat should split the holes on the water intake !

lowered the trailer and didnt have a straight edge but..

[weedeater]

Originally Posted by booyagasha

lowered the trailer and didnt have a straight edge but..

That looks pretty good, next step would be jack-plate

[flounder_smacker]

See that pin with the 6 holes for adjustment. You need to move that pin down to the hole closest to the transom. That will help you on the bow lift. It will let you trim down further.

[booyagasha]

Originally Posted by flounder_smacker

See that pin with the 6 holes for adjustment. You need to move that pin down to the hole closest to the transom. That will help you on the bow lift. It will let you trim down further.

ok, and is there a special way? trim up ? or will i need a hoist?

[flounder_smacker]

Actually scratch that. Take that pin out. Trim your motor all the way down and see if it hits the transom before stoping. If it dosent leave it out. That's your bow lift problem right there that pin needs to come out.

[flounder_smacker]

No u don't need a hoist just trim the motor up should be like a spring latch on one end I'm not real sure on the evinrudes how they are made.

[iron man]

Originally Posted by flounder_smacker

Actually scratch that. Take that pin out. Trim your motor all the way down and see if it hits the transom before stoping. If it dosent leave it out. That's your bow lift problem right there that pin needs to come out.

exactly. My Uncle's Bullet was doing this when he got it back from the shop, they put a pin in there. He took it out and had no problems since.

[booyagasha]

so this will allow me to "tuck"the motor in more, bringing it cloer to the transom when trimmed fully down?

[flounder_smacker]

Yes sir. Will be night and day

[booyagasha]

Thank you sir..hopefully its quick release...may be taking her out with the fam tomorrow

[iron man]

Originally Posted by booyagasha

Thank you sir..hopefully its quick release...may be taking her out with the fam tomorrow

take her out monday. We'll be in the same area.

[booyagasha]

Monday got school

[iron man]

Originally Posted by booyagasha

Monday got school

dang. well we'll put up a report....

[booyagasha]

dang....just checked out the boat and my bilge aint working....flip the switch nothing...checked fuses...everything ok...

what should i look for

[Shawn Braquet]

Originally Posted by booyagasha

dang....just checked out the boat and my bilge aint working....flip the switch nothing...checked fuses...everything ok...

what should i look for

if you have a volt meter, check for voltage at the pump, if you gots you some volts time for a new pump