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Will a hydrofoil help level a small boat with a 2.5 hp motor
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<blockquote data-quote="nlester" data-source="post: 276753" data-attributes="member: 8483"><p>I moved the prop forward, closer to the transom. It seemed to help or at least I feel more confortable with it. It is just me 99% pf the time. If I did have a second passenger, I would expect that to improve my trim and I could probably move the prop back to help with performance. </p><p></p><p>Once I was close, just a little bit of of movement seemed to make a big diffence. I was prepared to used shims if necessary. A search of this site and other sites provides some good suggestions so that you have a better understanding about what is going on. I don't know that my prop postion lifts my little boat as much as it does not push the stern down. How much your prop postion affects you boat position is better anwered by some others on this site who have more experience than myself.</p><p></p><p>As far as the stablizer goes, it makes a good step to get yourself back into the boat if you find yourself in the water. I found my self in a situation once andI was glad that I had read this suggestion some place. Yes, I always wear my PDF with a whisle attached and there are always a few boats on my lake. At my age, it is a long way up over the side to get back in the boat and using the motor got me back in. I could have left the boat on the lake and shore was not far away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nlester, post: 276753, member: 8483"] I moved the prop forward, closer to the transom. It seemed to help or at least I feel more confortable with it. It is just me 99% pf the time. If I did have a second passenger, I would expect that to improve my trim and I could probably move the prop back to help with performance. Once I was close, just a little bit of of movement seemed to make a big diffence. I was prepared to used shims if necessary. A search of this site and other sites provides some good suggestions so that you have a better understanding about what is going on. I don't know that my prop postion lifts my little boat as much as it does not push the stern down. How much your prop postion affects you boat position is better anwered by some others on this site who have more experience than myself. As far as the stablizer goes, it makes a good step to get yourself back into the boat if you find yourself in the water. I found my self in a situation once andI was glad that I had read this suggestion some place. Yes, I always wear my PDF with a whisle attached and there are always a few boats on my lake. At my age, it is a long way up over the side to get back in the boat and using the motor got me back in. I could have left the boat on the lake and shore was not far away. [/QUOTE]
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