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Power tilt & trim vs gas assist
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<blockquote data-quote="Tbradley" data-source="post: 420053" data-attributes="member: 9883"><p>So I'm looking at getting an Alweld 1752 flat. Was first thinking a tunnel hull with pods to help protect the foot. I know there are mixed feelings about tunnels and flat bottoms, so I'm keeping the idea of no tunnel open for now. The problem I have with no tunnel is with a motor with power tilt & trim and you hit something it won't kick up or kick up as easily if it didn't have power tilt & trim. Now one of the motors I'm considering is the Merc 60/40 four stroke jet. I was on the Merc website and it looks like you can get it with either power tilt & trim or gas assist so you could leave the motor unlocked. The gas assist looks like the way to go if one goes without a tunnel, that way it would kick up if you hit something.</p><p></p><p>I know that you'll lose the ability the tuck the motor in at take off then trim up while on plane, but wouldn't the ability to leave it unlocked with the gas assist be better after you found the best setting for trim with your load for the day? That's what I currently do with my Merc 25hp prop now, I don't have power tilt & trim. Just tuck it in if I'm by myself and adjust the pin to other settings when the load changes (more people etc...).</p><p></p><p>What do you guys think??</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tbradley, post: 420053, member: 9883"] So I'm looking at getting an Alweld 1752 flat. Was first thinking a tunnel hull with pods to help protect the foot. I know there are mixed feelings about tunnels and flat bottoms, so I'm keeping the idea of no tunnel open for now. The problem I have with no tunnel is with a motor with power tilt & trim and you hit something it won't kick up or kick up as easily if it didn't have power tilt & trim. Now one of the motors I'm considering is the Merc 60/40 four stroke jet. I was on the Merc website and it looks like you can get it with either power tilt & trim or gas assist so you could leave the motor unlocked. The gas assist looks like the way to go if one goes without a tunnel, that way it would kick up if you hit something. I know that you'll lose the ability the tuck the motor in at take off then trim up while on plane, but wouldn't the ability to leave it unlocked with the gas assist be better after you found the best setting for trim with your load for the day? That's what I currently do with my Merc 25hp prop now, I don't have power tilt & trim. Just tuck it in if I'm by myself and adjust the pin to other settings when the load changes (more people etc...). What do you guys think?? [/QUOTE]
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