Outboard Spraying sideways & upward
Submitted by barracuda on Sat, 2015-07-11 07:59
hi can someone please give me advice on my outboard position
It is currently spraying up the sides of the outboard when travelling
and sprays higher the faster I go, do I need to lift it a court of holes?
the cavitation plate is just below the bottom of the hull
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scubafish
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Photos are way too big need to make them smaller.
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From what I can see the leg is too long for the boat.
Where the paint is off on the front of the leg is where the bottom of the boat should be .
http://img.gg/BQ91Sys
z00m
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@Scubafish: If he raised the
@Scubafish: If he raised the leg that far then half the prop would be above the bottom of the keel. Not the best advice.
@Barracuda: If you are sure it's from the outboard then try lowering a hole and if that doesn't help try raising it a hole. Seems the boat is fairly new (can still see the writing on the ali), can you get any advice from the manufafacturer? Does it make any difference if you trim the motor up while running?
scubafish
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OMG!
You are Absolutely right ,My apologies, the photo appeared as if the leg was really long.
Uploaded the Photo and had another look.
SO SORRY !
http://img.gg/BQ91Sys
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could be a rooster tail from
could be a rooster tail from the transducer as well
sea-kem
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That would be my first guess
That would be my first guess Gilly. Need someone to actually have a look while the boat is in motion.
Love the West!
barracuda
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Ok thanks heaps
thanks for the advise, I will get someone to come look while I motor
generally though cavition plate level with bottom of hull though?
barracuda
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Ok took it for a run
had my bro come with me for a run after installing a hydrofoil, it sprays when tilt is down nearly all the way and goes away when tilt is up while travelling
the hydrofoil has made a great deal of difference
would anyone recommend lifting the donk a whole to get rid of spray altogether?
cheers