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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Buckethead's 1974 Duracraft 1720
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<blockquote data-quote="Buckethead" data-source="post: 318943" data-attributes="member: 9470"><p>Took a ride on the Meramec with my wife and 2 younger kids, motor ran well but just couldn't quite get up on plane. Upstream, downstream, moving people around, nothing seemed to work. So here we go, I'm going to lean on my fellow tinners for help, when running the water intakes on the lower unit are 4" below the water line. There's a plate on the lower unit about 2" down from the top and another plate 2" up from where the lower unit bolts to the housing. It's running at the upper plate. Is it too low in the water? It has a 2 blade 11 pitch prop, should I look for a different prop? I talked to my uncle last night who bought the boat new and he said he bought a new Johnson 25 horse at the same time, it never was able to get it on plane either even when he was alone in the boat. This makes me believe that I need to go to a bigger motor. I'm not looking to set any speed records I just want it to perform the way it should. Any help would be appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buckethead, post: 318943, member: 9470"] Took a ride on the Meramec with my wife and 2 younger kids, motor ran well but just couldn't quite get up on plane. Upstream, downstream, moving people around, nothing seemed to work. So here we go, I'm going to lean on my fellow tinners for help, when running the water intakes on the lower unit are 4" below the water line. There's a plate on the lower unit about 2" down from the top and another plate 2" up from where the lower unit bolts to the housing. It's running at the upper plate. Is it too low in the water? It has a 2 blade 11 pitch prop, should I look for a different prop? I talked to my uncle last night who bought the boat new and he said he bought a new Johnson 25 horse at the same time, it never was able to get it on plane either even when he was alone in the boat. This makes me believe that I need to go to a bigger motor. I'm not looking to set any speed records I just want it to perform the way it should. Any help would be appreciated. [/QUOTE]
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