is my outboard the right hight

[slate1234]

Does this look ok, I haven't had a chance to try the outboard out yet as I only picked it last week and the weather is a bit rough, it's a 9.8hp 2 stroke on a 3.2m (10ft) sib
Thank slate

 

[Chris1956]

Re: is my outboard the right hight

Looks like the correct length in the pictures. You could put a 1X3 under the transom clamp and trial that, after you trial it as is.

 

[Sea Rider]

Re: is my outboard the right hight

Slate,

Will find the sweet engine/transom height match under trial and error, play with shims heights untill water flow skims just under small upper water deflector plate to get the best prop trust out of that 9.8 HP.


A 320 sib is rated minimum 9.9 and max 15 HP, probably will be underpowered with a 9.8 which has nothing to do with a 9.9/15 HP, 80 CC difference. To plane or not to plane will depend entirely on how well you have tubes, keel inflated to, proper engine/transom height seated, trim, weigh ballanced, number of boaters and that's on flat calm no windy cond.

Happy Boating