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  1. #121

    Re: new boat , things to do

    Didn't even look. What's the model number of your engine Andy?

  2. #122

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    Even the yanks don’t have a 25 inch listed. 20 inch only

    Put a photo up of a ruler against your transom from the bottom sheet to the top of the transom well where the engine would sit

  3. #123

    Re: new boat , things to do

    Andy probably best if u use a imperial tape measure inches for inches... we are metric so u may be getting confused in your measurements

    imperial 20 inch to metric is 508mm or 50.8cm

    imperial 25 inch to metric is 635mm or 63.5cm

    tilt your engine as low as it will go and measure from the transom down to the cavitation plate the cav plate is the one right above the propeller

    measure your transom along the transom line from the top to the bottom without the keel

    i went thru the usa microfiche for the 2012 models (last listed) and it shows no 50hp Etec's with a XL leg or adapter

  4. #124

    Re: new boat , things to do

    Any updates Andy ?

  5. #125

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    well i just put a ruler down the transom and it reads 20". the motor sits 5" above on the jack plate. You make up your own mind !!

    Gazza, i am old enough to know the difference between inches and centimeters, i am pretty sure i can read a tape measure too. I might be 1-2cm out but not 5" out.

    I know the specs for etecs say 20" but, a ruler dont lie, even the chinese have standards, lol.

    So what else do outboard manufactures lie about,

  6. #126

    Re: new boat , things to do

    Can you put a photo up of where you took the measurements of the transom and I’ll go measure mine

    Doubt it’s lies
    Every manufacturer has a different interpretation of shaft length and where it’s measured from

    None are the same
    It should be prop shaft to lowest clamp height but it isn t

    Etec dont do a extralong shaft outboard in that capacity

  7. #127

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    I know it’s a thread necro but I’m over at the coast and decided to measure and video how long it took my renegade with a 50 Yamaha to get up and plane

    well I Havnt used the go pro in a while and buggered that up
    but driven properly the boat planes within 1-2 boat lengths it’s almost instant

    Andy’s left the country so don’t thi k we will ever know his problem but something was seriously wrong with his setup

  8. #128

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    Where's he gone Steve ??
    Or did I just miss the point...
    I do remember the issues he was having, was quite strange in all honesty...

    Col

  9. #129

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    Quote Originally Posted by blacklab View Post
    Where's he gone Steve ??
    Or did I just miss the point...
    I do remember the issues he was having, was quite strange in all honesty...

    Col
    hi col

    said he was going overseas for a while and had given up

    to add trim tabs to a 4.2m hull is nuts
    3/4 throttle launch and its up almost instantly even with 100l in the live wells
    full throttle for a few seconds even quicker

    poor setup or a dodgy hull would have to be bent like a banana though


    more importantly no fish were willing to eat anything over the last three days can only put it down to recent floods

  10. #130

    Re: new boat , things to do

    Hi Steve,
    Yeah, something wasn't right there at all, I agree...
    Oh well, maybe he will re post when He's back or starts using it again and we will here any outcomes......

    LOL, Hope fish come back on the bite for you soon...

    Cheers

    Col

  11. #131

    Re: new boat , things to do

    Quote Originally Posted by blacklab View Post
    Hi Steve,
    Yeah, something wasn't right there at all, I agree...
    Oh well, maybe he will re post when He's back or starts using it again and we will here any outcomes......

    LOL, Hope fish come back on the bite for you soon...

    Cheers

    Col
    Tried another south coast Inlet today and got a few flathead to make up for the three days of nothing lol

    long drive home tomorrow it’s 5 hours to the nearest saltwater for me

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