heres some pics of engine ect motor is trimed down all the way. do u think its to low?
heres some pics of engine ect motor is trimed down all the way. do u think its to low?
try it up another hole won't hurt. Might as well find out now while you are mucking around with it.
+1
even a lttle higher again might be worth a test but remember just because it might ventilate every now and then that doesn't necessarily mean it is strictly too high. It's too high when you cannot handle the amount and more importantly when it ventilates, this place will be different for different people.
ok up a hole it goes an then ill see how it is then
Keep a good amount trim out at full trottle it gets the nose up and lightens the steering, if you have too much trim in they get heavy on the steering and even with the engine tab set right the still pull to one side. Just play with your trim in flat water at full throttle and you will feel the nose lift and steering lighten to find the boats sweet spot. The motor might look as if it is trimmed out excessively when you driving but its not really, anything around 15' loves trim out when driving them hard IMO
With a 90 etec on a 15 footer it has plenty of grunt to have a lot of trim out for most of your running, especially on a following sea, trim it right out and hammer it
Not sure about WOT revs of an etec but 5200 sounds a bit low to me? You want to just check before you put scratches on that tax prop.
Wayne
I would have thought your tab would have gone to starboard (right) but if if works to the left (port) as you photo shows, and it works, that'a what you want. The tab difinietly affects the steering in one direction so keep adjusting until it works best.
I recently upgraded my motor on the Victory from 150 Merc with push pull steering to a 200 four stroke yammy with hydraulic steering. I would swap the hydraulic steering now but the push pull wasn't that bad. My old V Sea, as I said in my previous post was good on the steering but I did upsize with the 90hp, I can't remember what hp it was rated at but it was well over 90hp. I would think the hydraulic might be an overkill on a small boat but it's very nice if you want to spend the bucks. Mine cost me $1450 for the victory in March, it will cost you at least a few hundred for an upgraded push pull helm and cable. I also fitted QL tabs and they were the best thing I have put on my boat i would never have a big boat again without them, but again, probably an overkill for a smaller boat.
I find the cav plate 20mm above the keel is a good place to start for motor height. Measure it with the cav plate parrallel with the keel.
Shayne
When you say 'move it towards the starboard side' do you mean move the trailing edge of the fin towards the starboard side. (Clockwise when viewed from below)?i went out again today fro more testing, if i set it in the center no good,if i move it toward the starboard side no good but if i turn it full to the port it seems to stop the rolling effect that im trying to eliminate,only down side is hard steering to the port but nice an easy to starboard.
I think your boat will go even better once you dial it in, your numbers are much the same as mine with an old tech 90HP pushing a 5.2M Viking (the next size up from yours).
Love to know the results if you raise it up a hole.
[quote=Fed;1191883]When you say 'move it towards the starboard side' do you mean move the trailing edge of the fin towards the starboard side. (Clockwise when viewed from below)?
yeah when i say move to starboard im talking the trailing edege of the fin when viewed from behind the engine. do u think my engine figures are allright?
as far as i know my e tec was ment to rev between 5200 to 5500.
any of u fellas up on the sunshine coast? going to head out again on monday for another trial run
ok fellas i went up another hole as suggested ,has made a bit of difference so overall im pretty happy with how its all going,thanks everyone for ur help i this thread
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