"SteveB" wrote in message
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Should the motor be ideally perpendicular to the bottom of the boat, or
slightly kicked up? My power trim doesn't work, and I have to set the
notch by hand.

Steve


I can tell you that one notch position makes quite a difference.
When I bought my open aluminum boat with 25 hp ourboard from a fellow poster
here, I just had to mess around with the adjustments.
The boat wouldn't plane right...the bow was sticking up too far and the
speed was disappointing.
I could make out (slight dirt stain) where the trim was originally set...and
after confirming this with the original owner, I set the trim in that spot.
What a difference...up on plane in a couple of seconds and the GPS rated me
at just over 27 mph.
Would a different setting be required with passengers...or in much rougher
waters..maybe.

Don White wrote:
"SteveB" wrote in message
...
Should the motor be ideally perpendicular to the bottom of the boat, or
slightly kicked up? My power trim doesn't work, and I have to set the
notch by hand.

Steve


I can tell you that one notch position makes quite a difference.
When I bought my open aluminum boat with 25 hp ourboard from a fellow poster
here, I just had to mess around with the adjustments.
The boat wouldn't plane right...the bow was sticking up too far and the
speed was disappointing.
I could make out (slight dirt stain) where the trim was originally set...and
after confirming this with the original owner, I set the trim in that spot.
What a difference...up on plane in a couple of seconds and the GPS rated me
at just over 27 mph.
Would a different setting be required with passengers...or in much rougher
waters..maybe.




Wow! So rowboat with small OB = "open aluminum boat"? It does sound
fancier, dummy. And 27 mph is amazing! At least it's faster than a Segway.