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<blockquote data-quote="nashua fisherman" data-source="post: 211013" data-attributes="member: 2192"><p>just an update.</p><p>just picked up an 85' johnson 8hp outboard off e-bay. took it out of the box and went right to the river and hit 18mph with me and the wife, gas tank, no fishing gear(450# including boat). we are pretty impressed.</p><p>a couple more questions though. i havent checked it yet but would raising the motor so that the cavatation plate was even with the bottom of the boat gain me any speed on a boat and motor of this size? also the boat ran smoother on the second peg from the bottom on the trim, but had the same speed with the 3rd but took longer to plane. is this info worth anything? how much of the boat should be in the water when at full speed? thanks in advance.---tom</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nashua fisherman, post: 211013, member: 2192"] just an update. just picked up an 85' johnson 8hp outboard off e-bay. took it out of the box and went right to the river and hit 18mph with me and the wife, gas tank, no fishing gear(450# including boat). we are pretty impressed. a couple more questions though. i havent checked it yet but would raising the motor so that the cavatation plate was even with the bottom of the boat gain me any speed on a boat and motor of this size? also the boat ran smoother on the second peg from the bottom on the trim, but had the same speed with the 3rd but took longer to plane. is this info worth anything? how much of the boat should be in the water when at full speed? thanks in advance.---tom [/QUOTE]
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