I have a 2005, 18' VIP Baystealth, with 115 Suzuki. I was wondering how shallow it sits in the water, the draft? and I was wondering how shallow it will run, no jack plate. Also how much water do I need to get on plane?
2007-08-05 13:07:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
It has nothing to do with similar, it a matter of Displacement. First answer pretty close. I weigh my boat at a Truck Stop, many have scales and I not think it cost more than $10 to weigh. You can just take it in the water and figure it out, just go slow. My brother has a 70' boat it have a 5' draft, but, where the Depth Finder located we must subtract from the reading. When we run aground it not take long to figure it out.
But, back to the question, it depends on what in the boat too. Number of People, Fuel, Gear, etc. more weight the deeper the draft.
2007-08-05 13:54:03 · answer #1 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
MY boats an MSI and is 25 feet, has a Mercury 270 IO. My draft is about 18 inches and, my boat is heavy fiberglass. On a plane it's about four inches or less.
I found out the hard way to keep it in deep water. Even if the water looks clean, I've burned out a lower pump, three times thinking the water is O.K. to go through. It was a good thing I had the upper sea water pump to get me back.
I wish I had hydraulic planes, my son has a 40 foot Bayliner with planes and it's so nice out in the rivers where it's shallow and you don't have to worry.
When the bog lakes were so low we just lowered the planes and went right up on top it seemed, we just skimmed the surface while my smaller boat couldn't go there.
2007-08-05 22:36:45 · answer #2 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boat on trailer measure from water line to bottom.under Engine. trimed up will run draft +trimed lower unit. Till you hit something.Water depth to get upon plane. engine down measure draft + lower unit + 2'+ or you will jam the lower unit in the bottom.
2007-08-05 13:47:19 · answer #3 · answered by 45 auto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the draft in the water depends on how much load in the boat. no matter ,you should not allow the skeg to stir the bottom because your water intake will pick up the silt and clog the pump, overheating the engine. i try to maintain at least three feet with my 150 hp.
2007-08-06 03:21:28 · answer #4 · answered by windybrr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you not sure, dont run it there. too many variables to give accurate numbers. if you want to run in shallow water, get a jet drive, props arnt designed for it.
2007-08-08 17:46:45 · answer #5 · answered by uncle_bobs_uncle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋