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<blockquote data-quote="AlexB" data-source="post: 431130" data-attributes="member: 21169"><p>Options I'm seeing:</p><p></p><p>- Hydrofoil (I'm still not seeing any no-drill options for an 8-HP outboard - please point me in the right direction if you know of one). Cost: ~$100</p><p></p><p>- Jack plate (Is there any way to make this work for a clamp on/tiller outboard? I'm hesitant to drill a bunch of hole through my new transom wood without KNOWING it will solve my problem.) Cost: ~$100 plus ~$20 worth of SS hardware.</p><p></p><p>- Cut ~2" off the transom, epoxy the exposed end grain, and create a new transom cap from some aluminum channel (or pay a metal shop to fab one). Cost: Maybe $50 if I do it all myself, and more like $200 if I have someone fab the transom cap for me.</p><p></p><p>I guess it wouldn't hurt to try a hydrofoil before I cut the transom.</p><p></p><p>Which hydrofoil do you think is best to eliminate prop ventilation and allow me to run my motor at the proper trim? (not trimmed down excessively like it has to be now).</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AlexB, post: 431130, member: 21169"] Options I'm seeing: - Hydrofoil (I'm still not seeing any no-drill options for an 8-HP outboard - please point me in the right direction if you know of one). Cost: ~$100 - Jack plate (Is there any way to make this work for a clamp on/tiller outboard? I'm hesitant to drill a bunch of hole through my new transom wood without KNOWING it will solve my problem.) Cost: ~$100 plus ~$20 worth of SS hardware. - Cut ~2" off the transom, epoxy the exposed end grain, and create a new transom cap from some aluminum channel (or pay a metal shop to fab one). Cost: Maybe $50 if I do it all myself, and more like $200 if I have someone fab the transom cap for me. I guess it wouldn't hurt to try a hydrofoil before I cut the transom. Which hydrofoil do you think is best to eliminate prop ventilation and allow me to run my motor at the proper trim? (not trimmed down excessively like it has to be now). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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