DownTime wrote:

Who??? Me???? wrote:

I just bought a place with a dock on a creek that provides direct
access to
the river. The creek is wide, 700 feet or so, and the water level is
fairly
stable and doesn't drop below about 30" at the end of the dock. I am not
familiar with shallow water operation of a sterndrive motor, and I am
looking at purchasing a different boat with the sterndrive. The boat
I am
considering has a draft of 18" with the drive up, but a maximum draft
of 36"
with the drive down. How far can you safely trim up the outdrive at low
speed on a sterndrive? Does this sound like it can work or am I
barking up
the wrong tree?

All help greatly appreciated!

Tom

Given the parameters you provided, I would be more inclined to go with
an outboard. You should be able to raise it up a bit more than a stern
drive, and still maintain reasonable control and maneuverability.

And the use of a jack plate will allow increased control at the low
speeds, too...

Rob

I idle around in shallows with the prop partially in the trailer position.
It's about a slow walk but if you just have to cover a few hundred feet.

"Who??? Me????" wrote in message
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I just bought a place with a dock on a creek that provides direct access to
the river. The creek is wide, 700 feet or so, and the water level is
fairly
stable and doesn't drop below about 30" at the end of the dock. I am not
familiar with shallow water operation of a sterndrive motor, and I am
looking at purchasing a different boat with the sterndrive. The boat I am
considering has a draft of 18" with the drive up, but a maximum draft of
36"
with the drive down. How far can you safely trim up the outdrive at low
speed on a sterndrive? Does this sound like it can work or am I barking
up
the wrong tree?

All help greatly appreciated!

Tom

"Who??? Me????" wrote in message
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I just bought a place with a dock on a creek that provides direct access to
the river. The creek is wide, 700 feet or so, and the water level is
fairly
stable and doesn't drop below about 30" at the end of the dock. I am not
familiar with shallow water operation of a sterndrive motor, and I am
looking at purchasing a different boat with the sterndrive. The boat I am
considering has a draft of 18" with the drive up, but a maximum draft of
36"
with the drive down. How far can you safely trim up the outdrive at low
speed on a sterndrive? Does this sound like it can work or am I barking
up
the wrong tree?

All help greatly appreciated!

Tom

You should not run above the "trimmed up" position. The drive will not go
up any further than that unless you use the "trailer"
switch position and raise it all the way as they all have a "trim limiter"
switch to let you know. Dan

Thanks to everyone for all the great input!

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Thanks to everyone for all the great input!


I'll point out again (since someone else already did) that steering will
fall under the heading of "Is this steering wheel actually doing anything?"
Be sure to familiarize yourself with the level of unresponsiveness by
practicing in deeper water with nobody around.