It is a Polar Kraft 1778 which is a fairly basic fishing boat with no carpet or flooring.

Pontoon boat outboard motor height. Once I am convinced the motor height is right maybe theres a fixed style of trim tab that would help. In fact unless you have a bunch of power say 100 hp or more mounting full down is the best setup. Here are the steps that you need to follow to make sure the height of the mounted motor is ideal.

The previous owner installed a 150 Yamaha on the boat. However the standard recommendation is that for every 8-10 inches distance between the propeller and the transom the outboard motor should be elevated by an inch. A long shaft engine requires a height of 20 and extra-long shaft engines will need a transom height of 25.

New toon kicker auxiliary outboard a trolling motor on pontoon boat add a trolling motor pontoon deck motor height pontoon forum get help. The motor was too high but mounted as low as possible. My understanding is most pontoons need a 20.

The anti-ventilation plate should be placed the same or maximum 2 inches higher than the keel the bottom-most structure on a boat. I purchased my pontoon used. 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.

While this is the case there is certain saltwater motors that are extra extra long at 30 and 35 shaft. This way youre minimizing the drag which will allow much better speed. The size of your pontoon boat can help you determine what size of motor you need because the larger the boat the more horsepower.

Cavitation plate an inch below the bottom of the boat would be the same on a pontoon boat at the bottom of the motor pod. Place an anti-ventilation plate below the waterline. A 50 HP motor on a 20 foot toon is going to want all the bite it can get.