poordueto401k
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"Motor pushes a 18' Tracke
"Motor pushes a 18' Tracker Bass Buggy. I have a couple of comments and a couple of questions. I have been resonably pleased with the motor's performance. However, I need advice on how to squeeze more top end out of the motor (for tubing.) What prop should I use? Should I use a different prop just for tubing? Motor seems to cavitate even in a small turn - how to prevent?
The trim tab (anode) came up missing. Is it common for them to vibrate off? Speaking of anodes. Why is the negative of the battery grounded to the motor. The entire boat is thus grounded. Not only would this seem to be a potential problem with the 12 volt system, it seems to me galvanic and stray current corrosion will be accelrated. What problems can be created by putting an on board charger into this equation?
Now on to the most current problem. The high temp alarm goes off after several mintues of wot. The pressure gauge I installed shows 10 + psig at wot. It pees a steady, but not extremly strong stream at idle. Yes, I did recently have trouble launching at a primitive ramp ( read shallow, weedy, and mucky). I have used a weed trimmer line to ream out the pee hole and hose. Where do I go from here?"
"Motor pushes a 18' Tracker Bass Buggy. I have a couple of comments and a couple of questions. I have been resonably pleased with the motor's performance. However, I need advice on how to squeeze more top end out of the motor (for tubing.) What prop should I use? Should I use a different prop just for tubing? Motor seems to cavitate even in a small turn - how to prevent?
The trim tab (anode) came up missing. Is it common for them to vibrate off? Speaking of anodes. Why is the negative of the battery grounded to the motor. The entire boat is thus grounded. Not only would this seem to be a potential problem with the 12 volt system, it seems to me galvanic and stray current corrosion will be accelrated. What problems can be created by putting an on board charger into this equation?
Now on to the most current problem. The high temp alarm goes off after several mintues of wot. The pressure gauge I installed shows 10 + psig at wot. It pees a steady, but not extremly strong stream at idle. Yes, I did recently have trouble launching at a primitive ramp ( read shallow, weedy, and mucky). I have used a weed trimmer line to ream out the pee hole and hose. Where do I go from here?"