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New Guy with new old boat and motor
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<blockquote data-quote="icepounder" data-source="post: 386973" data-attributes="member: 13823"><p>I took the boat out yesterday to test the 2.5 outboard and get some fishing in. The first thing I noticed was under throttle I was really low in the back and very high in the front. I already had the motor adjusted all the way forward. I was definitely losing a lot of momentum due to this. I got on my knees against the forward seat and tried throttling with a little more weight forward and it was better but I needed more weight forward. My arm would not extend any further to reach the tiller arm. I just ordered the Helmsmate tiller extension with u-joint and it extends from 37" to 51". I should have it at the end of the week and I can see how the boat and motor performs sitting on the forward seat .. it should be drastically better.</p><p>On a good note the oar mounts worked flawlessly. I was rowing into shallow areas and there was no flex/movement to the mounts at all .. they were solid. I still haven't finished the wheel kit but hopefully I will soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="icepounder, post: 386973, member: 13823"] I took the boat out yesterday to test the 2.5 outboard and get some fishing in. The first thing I noticed was under throttle I was really low in the back and very high in the front. I already had the motor adjusted all the way forward. I was definitely losing a lot of momentum due to this. I got on my knees against the forward seat and tried throttling with a little more weight forward and it was better but I needed more weight forward. My arm would not extend any further to reach the tiller arm. I just ordered the Helmsmate tiller extension with u-joint and it extends from 37" to 51". I should have it at the end of the week and I can see how the boat and motor performs sitting on the forward seat .. it should be drastically better. On a good note the oar mounts worked flawlessly. I was rowing into shallow areas and there was no flex/movement to the mounts at all .. they were solid. I still haven't finished the wheel kit but hopefully I will soon. [/QUOTE]
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