motor support or stern saver

[rspbobby]

just put 130 hp honda on 21' al flat bottom boat. i have a 5 ft fan tail an i can not lock motor up for travel because it will hit the fan tail on the front of motor. will a motor support or stern saver be just as good as road lock? i kinda think motor should b raised which might let the motor lock up for road travel. seems 2 spray a lot of water when trimmed out. the antiventilation plater is pretty deep in water. any idea how u can tell if motor is set at right height on transom. i can go up another hole up which i will try if nothin else.<br />thankx <br />bobby

 

[ebbtide176]

Re: motor support or stern saver

hello, a stern/transom saver will be better than letting the motor hold itself up by a lever near the hinge. the engine height might be a little tricky, usually determined by trial/error or advice from someone with a boat like yours. i think most people start with the cavitation plate 1/2" below hull. if you really want to 'tune' the proper height of the engine(for more speed), you might want to run a search on jackplates.<br /> <br /><br />but i was thinking it would spray more water the higher the engine sat...

 

[Boatist]

Re: motor support or stern saver

Rspbobby<br />A transom saver in much better than locking motor in up position. Make sure have a good streach strap on both ends. If it has enough clearance to ground with engine down even better, but most have to be raised.<br />Motor height should be set with cavitation plate 1 inch below the hull to start. Then take it out on a test run and trim motor out for best speed. Now make some hard turns in both directions. Any slippiage and it is too high. Another thing I like to do is also watch water pressure or tell tail durning turn to make sure water pump deep enough.

 

[rspbobby]

Re: motor support or stern saver

i sure think my motor is 2 <br />low now. antivetilation plate is several inches below bottom of boat. still doin research thanx for the help <br /><br />bobby