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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Hiya,
If the steel prop is of the same design as the aluminum prop, they will basically perform in the same manner. If this is the case, your findings would be what I would expect.
It does tell me, though, that you could move the motor back up and would be no worse for wear.
As for the torque tab, I would assume you were considering the trailing edge of the tab? When looking at the rear of the tab from behind the boat, the rear of the tab moves om the direction of what you feel in sterring torque. So...if you feel torque when trying to turn right, you would move the rear of the tab to the right. What the torque tab is then doing is creating more water pressure on the right hand side of the tab than on the left, which makes the front of the motor want to face to the left, ultimately turning the boat to the right.
Steve |
