Help me with my porposing problem

[Charlie Richardson]

Hey guys, I am running an 896 and in the past year two it has developed a pretty bad porposing problem. I can't run any positive trim under 4000 rpm without it beginning to porpose really bad and I have to get to around 4500 or so before I can really add a bunch of trim to get it up and flying on the pad. The real kicker is that the boat falls off plane at around 3200 rpms, which leaves me with a pretty narrow operating range. I have tried a hydrofoil, I believe it was a SE300 and it was of no help. It seems very strange that the problem is slowy getting worse. Any help would be much appreciated.............Cmack

 

[Ken Neeley]

It's possible your motor is mounted incorrectly...which hole is it in???

 

[Bill McElroy]

Gettin' a little personal aren't you??.hhhhhhmm???

 

[Ken Neeley]

Who's side are you on, veepster???

 

[Ken Neeley]

You're right Bob...I didn't read closely enough.

Take Bob's advice and get it into the dealer.

 

[Greg Gutierrez]

Have you had your prop checked and or recupped? Even without having a prop strike your propeller will loose performance. A slightly rough surface from a sand bar will cause your propeller to slip and your boat to fall off pad.

If you have not, then you should have it checked at a reputible propeller repair shop this could save you time and money.

Next check your tackle placement in the boat, Then look into the hull and motor performance(tune-up)issues.



Rip Lips,

GregG