deadkitty
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I just picked up a merc 9.9, thought it was a short shaft at the time of purchase (clist). Dude said it was, I didn't bring a tape measure. Anyway, so now my cavitation plate is a good 3-5 inches below my hull. I'm chugging and can tell motor is not getting up to full rpms. I have seen many posts and full transom replacements and offsetbrackets as solutions. To do it "proper" is seemingly a couple hundred bucks and/or a large amount of time cost.
So my question is this, is this dude crazy?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AvXwllgchs4
Seems like a simple, cost effective, quick solution. If it's not viable, why not? He never had a follow up video, so no proof of concept...
This pic is with a 1" piece of wood spacer at the bracket, trim is one notch up. Definitely too low still.
Also, hydrofoil, once motor is proper height, yay or nay?
So my question is this, is this dude crazy?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AvXwllgchs4
Seems like a simple, cost effective, quick solution. If it's not viable, why not? He never had a follow up video, so no proof of concept...
This pic is with a 1" piece of wood spacer at the bracket, trim is one notch up. Definitely too low still.
Also, hydrofoil, once motor is proper height, yay or nay?