[Sam Wearly]

Owen –

Yes, that is the proper way to connect your kill switch.

Sam Wearly

 

[Sam Wearly]

I don’t think it will end up quite that low but it is something that everyone has to deal with.  Remember this boat was designed in the 30’s.  Save all of the wedges you have made, your boat may require a little negative trim to perform properly.  Just set it up and start testing that is all you can do.

[Sam Wearly]

Rick –

I wasn’t referring the the height of the motor, I was referring to the angle of the motor with respect the bottom of the boat.  From what I have seen these boats don’t like a lot of positive trim so I recommend starting with the motor level and try changing it to the positive and negative to find where you get the best performance and speed.

You are correct the transom height is limited.  You can’t jack your motor up to get the prop to beak the surface of the water like in most outboard racing.  So basically you are limited to trim angle as far as adjustments are concerned.

[Sam Wearly]

A lot comes into play as to motor angle, your weight,  how flat the bottom of your  boat is and the angle of the wedge you put on the transom.  I would start with the plane of the ant-cavitation plate even with the bottom of the boat and work on it from there to get the best speed and performance.

[Sam Wearly]

John, I think what you are wanting is a thrust socket.  They can be purchased from Brown Tool & Machine, their website is btmco.com.

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