18 1/2 Kenner 115 hrp. 800lbs. max. Haven't quite figured out the trim adjustments yet, but I know to keep the cooling holes in the water. Should you avoid all the way down?
2006-08-20 06:27:29 · 4 answers · asked by Capt. B. 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
When in doubt, trim it out. Your prop will break loose before you will get the water pick up out of the water Where the best trim is where you feel the best ride.
2006-08-20 15:30:24 · answer #1 · answered by Mercman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is what you need to do... stop the boat, trim DOWN until it stops. This is where you want the trim to be when you're stopped and ready to go. Once you start accerating and you feel the boat begin to plane start trimming the motor up. At this point you will feel the boat almost "jump" onto plane. Continue to gradually trim up until you reach your top speed and the nose of your boat isn't bouncing out of the water. If that happens trim down a tad. That's how you determine your best trim which leads to better speed and fuel economy. If you have a trim gauge... just remember the setting. Also... the difference between trim and tilt are: trim is the gradual lower movement of the lower unit up and down while in the water. Tilt is the motors ability to raise completely out of the water at a fast rate of speed. DONT EVER run your boat at speed and get to the point where your lower end is out of the water by tilting... bad things happen. Good luck. This is a tried and true method of finding the sweet spot for a boats trim.
2006-08-20 09:07:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
motor tilt and boat trim you just have to get a feel for when going fast the boat isn't in the water except the last two feet look over and back along the hull. Trim down and up and find the fastest water speed for the least throttle rpms. Then for rough water bow slamming onto the lake. Trim up to smooth out the ride. All of this is to keep the prop and boat attitude correct.
2006-08-20 06:44:33 · answer #3 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is a question that cannot be answered by what i could tell you on here,,you need to play with it a little and see where it does the best,,one thing for sure,,you don't want the cooling holes above water,,especially at high speeds,,it took me a little while to get used to mine,,but if i try ed to tell you where to run it at i would be wrong,,because all boats run different in the water,,all the way down,,is for take off,,and low speeds,,the higher the speed the higher you will have to trim it,,but be care full,like i said play with it some,,and never take off with it trimmed up,,it will stand strait up in the air with you,,good luck with it,,you,ll get used to it,,it just takes time,,we all had to learn,,i hope this help,s.
2006-08-20 06:41:30 · answer #4 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the above answers are good.
Just remember to trim down way before you go into a turn.
Always know where your motor is - trimwise and turnwise.
2006-08-21 12:14:32 · answer #5 · answered by captbryguy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋