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Location: Elk River, Minnesota |
Hiya,
Having more lower unit out of the water may allow the prop to lift the entire boat more, and potentially let it do a more efficient job trimming the boat. In some cases, getting to higher rpms than where you are now allows the prop to stay hooked up better, thus allowing the trim to work more efficiently as well. It's kind of like when you you have too much trim at lower throttle settings that the boat will begin to porpoise. At speed, the prop can hold the boat up, but at lower throttle settings, the prop is unable to.
You may also find if you have a bunch of gear in the bow, that may be playing a factor as well in how well you can trim. If you have a full livewell up there, two batteries, and gear, it will be harder for the motor to trim the bow up.
IF you wanted to really tweak things, you could get a manual set-back plate to mount the motor back off the transom just a touch further. This would change the center of gravity of the boat more to the stern, thus giving the motor more ability to lift the bow with less trim.
And yes...I forgot to post the link..
http://www.ptprop.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=s...
Steve
Edited by VMS 5/22/2018 12:03 PM
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