cruisecraft reef ranger porposing problem

[rocklobster]

Get the height right and try a four blade prop. It will lift the stern and is worth a try

[Chang Jiang]

If you are going to take the time i would recomend you do it correctly the first time and cover all options
> set a 300m run site from 3500 Rpm record speed trim angle ( optimum in relation to increasing speed /RPM ratio) check position of cav plate and record height above water as postive + heignt below negative - do this for every 500 rpm
> then lower cav plate 1 whole record as above
> raise cav plate 1 whole above original and record as above dont worry about changing props or foils and PM me if you would like

cheers

[lee8sec]

Is the mounting face of the motor to the pod on the same angle as the original transom ie now vertical was angled ?

[Casey Ison]

There's been a lot of talk about the foil. They should be a last option on any sea boat. After speaking to Murf about his problems with the foils steering the boat while going down hill with breaking waves I wouldn't go near them.

I can imagine that the motor may have to go up higher than the two holes left which is why I suggested the possibility of a jacking plate. The motor looks a two stroke so shouldn't be a weight problem. Unless its a full width pod following the hull lines the rule of thumb is to go up 1 inch for every foot of the pod from the transom.

Once the engine is setup right I would recommend tabs after trying them out for the first time on my boat in some rough water. They can totally transform the ride of a deep v boat and have no negative characteristics like a foil.

yeah mate the pod is full width follows the shape of the boat, I will take some pics of the whole boat inside and out and rebuilding process etc for you guys at some stage if anyones interested I built it all myself and just had the alloy welded professionally as I didn't want it breaking. haha.

yeah well I have lots of ideas here to consider and I will hopefully have a crack next weekend at moving the motor up 2 holes and see how it pans out.

cheers for the info muchly appreciated.

[Casey Ison]

Is the mounting face of the motor to the pod on the same angle as the original transom ie now vertical was angled ?

yeah mate sure is I worked it all out the boat originally had wedges under it so I worked out the pod angle to be what the motor originally was with the wedges in place so I didn't have to wedge the motor again.