Installed the impeller then of course my drain plug was stripped.

Pontoon motor placement. The bracket is not on the top or bottom of the pontoon log. We have our 225 foot fishing cruiser on order. Pontoon boats with smaller engines are expected to go with shorter shafts.

Also noted that under some circumstances there is a lot of water thrown up around the motor on plane. Triple tube pontoons that have an ordinary transom and a center tube added in front of the transom may not need to be supported. Motor height on pontoon boat.

Had to weld a bolt to it t. Cant get some of the lower unit apart so we have to leave it. Experts recommend having a baseline engine of 115 horsepower for boats with a 20 to 25-foot range.

As mentioned above you must ensure the anti-ventilation plate is below the water so there is no prop ventilation. As long as you select the right shaft length and thrust minimum 52 inches length and 55 lbs thrust you should be good to go. This is ideal trolling motor placement when trolling while dragging a fishing line or docking your ungraceful deck boat.

You could use a short shaft engine and in shallow water youd raise the engine by pulling up on the lever. If youre getting 28 MPH with a 15 pitch aluminum prop I dont think you need to do anything in terms of motor height. This baseline will guide you on your activities.

Plus installing it incorrectly can lead to damage to the motor and other parts of the boat. This is ideal trolling motor placement when trolling while dragging a fishing line or docking your ungraceful deck boat. 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.