First the motor ventilates with anything much above 23s throttle and has prop slippage.

Outboard motor height on pontoon. My understanding is most pontoons need a 20. Let me know if there are economical options. A long 24 is perfect for the job.

The height of your outboard motor is a significant consideration when setting up your boat. 8 Jul 21 2012. Originally mine was mounted in the second hole from the top and he changed it to the top hole to lower the engine about 1 inch.

The anti-ventilation plate should be placed the same or maximum 2 inches higher than the keel the bottom-most structure on a boat. The best performance however can be achieved with. Motor height on pontoon.

While this is the case there is certain saltwater motors that are extra extra long at 30 and 35 shaft. Once motor height is resolved Ill consider them again if economical. A long shaft engine requires a height of 20 and extra-long shaft engines will need a transom height of 25.

Preventing prop ventilation with crew seated forward 2. Second there was a lot of water splashing up into the boat and initially all over the motor even going up over the top of the cowel. Turns out some boat builders are letting transom height get closer to 21 inches or 26 inches.

Not sure about the newer 4 strokes but I have the same rig 2002 with a 2 stroke and 5500 RPMs is the WOT max. Thanks for the reply and suggestion of the trim tabs. Some bay boats and flats skiffs also have jack plates to facilitate adjustments in outboard motor height.