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14' Starcraft Modifications
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<blockquote data-quote="WTL" data-source="post: 29425" data-attributes="member: 351"><p>I understand the physics of what is happening a lot better now. </p><p></p><p>The sides are bending a little, which enables the bottom to flex. It only happens when it porpoises (as opposed to plowing through a wake or waves) because its bending when the stern is try to lift the bow up. It is not flexing nearly as badly or maybe at all when the pressure is exerted from the bow hitting resistance (such as coming down and hitting the water). </p><p></p><p>I have trimmed in the motor more and it did nothing to correct the porpoising. When my freind goes, it cannot be made to porpoise. The porpoising is directly related to weight distribution because the bracket has set that motor so far back. </p><p></p><p>The solution for this is to put as much ballast in the front as possible. I am going to try to move the deep cycle battery up a few more feet, and even the starter battery. </p><p></p><p>Here is a question, is there a limit to the length of wires I use for the starter battery? I know they draw a lot, so what gauge am I looking at and how far is too far to try and move it (right now the battery is 5 feet from the starter).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WTL, post: 29425, member: 351"] I understand the physics of what is happening a lot better now. The sides are bending a little, which enables the bottom to flex. It only happens when it porpoises (as opposed to plowing through a wake or waves) because its bending when the stern is try to lift the bow up. It is not flexing nearly as badly or maybe at all when the pressure is exerted from the bow hitting resistance (such as coming down and hitting the water). I have trimmed in the motor more and it did nothing to correct the porpoising. When my freind goes, it cannot be made to porpoise. The porpoising is directly related to weight distribution because the bracket has set that motor so far back. The solution for this is to put as much ballast in the front as possible. I am going to try to move the deep cycle battery up a few more feet, and even the starter battery. Here is a question, is there a limit to the length of wires I use for the starter battery? I know they draw a lot, so what gauge am I looking at and how far is too far to try and move it (right now the battery is 5 feet from the starter). [/QUOTE]
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