My boats censored drags low in the water and my bow seems to plane way too easily at low speed.

Bow of boat too high. For example you dont want to force the bow too far down the boat will tend to plow andor bow steer which results in sluggish performance and poor fuel economy. PIC 7 At first glance this Mako looks to be trimmed with the bow too high out of the water but in calm conditions trimming the boat out like this provides a faster top speed and maximum fuel economy -. I got a buddy of mine to sit right on the end of the bow he is about 80kg and the boat sat alot better taking off and slow crusing.

When the boat is running the bow feels like its plowing through the water in a condition called bow steering The vee or entry of the bow digs into the water and makes the boat difficult to control. Hulls designed to maximize performance at high speeds say in excess of 65-70 MPH are traditionally very deep all the way aft. When running into the chop trim in a bit to keep the boat level and to prevent the bow from flying high when it runs into the waves.

This helps to keep the bow down and stop the boat from leaping off waves. Run too fast and you risk stuffing the bow into the next wave. The tilt of the engine lifts the bow too high the bow falls down it gets lifted too high again and so on.

Now with heavy batteries in back of boat and more than myself sitting back there while driving the boat the bow of the boat is now too high particularly while the motor is engaged but not on plane. Bow rise when transitioning to plane is normal of course which combines with the high bow to. If loosening the u-bolts marked with green arrows allows the winch arm to be raised a few inches up the post blue arrow so that the roller stop clears the bow eye then do that.

It is difficult to determine whether or not you are able to run at your highest potential speed unless you are very familiar with your boat and previously had an outboard mounted at the appropriate height. A boat that has its thrust angle trimmed too far up drive out will cause the stern to squat and the bow. If you have a lot of steering torque you are too high.

This is the central design feature of ocean race boats as well as the copy-cat cafe cruisers that achieve speeds high enough that in moderate to. I kept the 4th battery under console for accessories. If there is no rooster tail you are too low.