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Bent prop shaft and no water flow... related? (solved)
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<blockquote data-quote="onthewater102" data-source="post: 359965" data-attributes="member: 13702"><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/H8jIiLFl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I've got a 14' alumacraft as well - I get up to 26 mph with a full load out and 2 people sitting on the rear bench out of only a 20hp, so your faster speeds with a 25hp are good. Key is to keep the weight in the green boxed area as much as you can - this is the section that rides in contact with the waters surface when you're on the plane (on my boat the blue line is approx where the water contact is made when on plane depending on how fast I'm going.)</p><p></p><p>Putting your weight forward stresses your transom to apply torque through the hull to lift the weight. Look to any bass boat design - the batteries, engine, occupant seats, livewell and gas tank are all in that green boxed region of the boat.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sitting in the water your boat looks well balanced - though you'll know better than I where your load was when that pic was shot...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="onthewater102, post: 359965, member: 13702"] [img]https://i.imgur.com/H8jIiLFl.jpg[/img] I've got a 14' alumacraft as well - I get up to 26 mph with a full load out and 2 people sitting on the rear bench out of only a 20hp, so your faster speeds with a 25hp are good. Key is to keep the weight in the green boxed area as much as you can - this is the section that rides in contact with the waters surface when you're on the plane (on my boat the blue line is approx where the water contact is made when on plane depending on how fast I'm going.) Putting your weight forward stresses your transom to apply torque through the hull to lift the weight. Look to any bass boat design - the batteries, engine, occupant seats, livewell and gas tank are all in that green boxed region of the boat. Sitting in the water your boat looks well balanced - though you'll know better than I where your load was when that pic was shot... [/QUOTE]
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