cdover73
Active member
First of all I have to admit I haven't done a search for this topic yet. Sorry for being lazy but it's still early in the morning and I am trying to get my work day started!
I have a 2008 Lowe Stinger 170 with a 60 hp Mercury 4-stroke. The boat runs very good, but I find it to be a little sluggish getting out of the hole. This may just be the nature of the 4 stroke or a combination of the 4 stroke powerband and a relatively small hp. I had a stabilizer on my old Arrowglass and it really made a difference. The motor was a 100 Johnson and you could tell the difference when I took it off. I had no power trim and the boat weighed a ton, but it would come up on plane within two boat lengths with the stabilizer. It also handled better with it on.
What are your opinions on a stabilizer with my new setup? I haven't talked to Mercury yet, but plan to so I can see what they have to say. The biggest thing is I don't want to have to drill holes in my new motor to install one unless I will see results. I also don't know what that would do to my warranty.
There are a few good stabilizers out there, but the one I looked at is a Jr model that is narrower than the others. If I put one on I think it would be that one since it doesn't stick out like a whale tail. Or I may just be happy with what I have and not add one.
I'm just thinking out loud here and would appreciate your thoughts as well.
Thanks,
cdover73
I have a 2008 Lowe Stinger 170 with a 60 hp Mercury 4-stroke. The boat runs very good, but I find it to be a little sluggish getting out of the hole. This may just be the nature of the 4 stroke or a combination of the 4 stroke powerband and a relatively small hp. I had a stabilizer on my old Arrowglass and it really made a difference. The motor was a 100 Johnson and you could tell the difference when I took it off. I had no power trim and the boat weighed a ton, but it would come up on plane within two boat lengths with the stabilizer. It also handled better with it on.
What are your opinions on a stabilizer with my new setup? I haven't talked to Mercury yet, but plan to so I can see what they have to say. The biggest thing is I don't want to have to drill holes in my new motor to install one unless I will see results. I also don't know what that would do to my warranty.
There are a few good stabilizers out there, but the one I looked at is a Jr model that is narrower than the others. If I put one on I think it would be that one since it doesn't stick out like a whale tail. Or I may just be happy with what I have and not add one.
I'm just thinking out loud here and would appreciate your thoughts as well.
Thanks,
cdover73