crazymanme2 said:
You just have to play with the tilt & trim to find that sweet spot.I would also try raising the motor on the transom until it cavities, than lower it till the cavitation goes away.No sense dragging any more of the motor than necessary in the water.Also you can go in sallower water. =D>
Yes I think raising it up a little would probably help, but that is easier said than done considering it is already bolted to the transom through original holes drilled by the previous owner. I don't really want to drill any more holes in the transom right now and I certainly want it bolted on. I plan on replacing the transom this winter most likely, although it was just done less than a few years ago, it is solid but the workmanship poor and I don't really like it, maybe then I will change the height, or maybe I will find the right height, then drill more holes anyways, that would give me even more of a reason to put me a nice new transom in this winter!
However, I did get a good start today on building a compartment for my trolling motor battery and tackle/misc storage in the bow as well as building a new console. I still have some more work to do (framing, access hatch, etc.) but some pics none the less:
There will be two more 2x2's running between the front and back on the top, along the edges of where the door will be eventually (the blue lines), everything was just 'tacked in' basically in the photos, so i could get the plywood cut, then take it all apart and seal and/or paint the various pieces.
The lines are what I'm thinking right now anyways, there will be a door that gives access to the battery, then I will build compartments to hold plano tackle boxes in the space left under the bow cover. also, the area on top of the battery storage area I can sit things on, like a tackle box etc, and I am still figuring on exactly what and how i'm going to do it.
