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Is the motor height going to be an issue?
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<blockquote data-quote="MDCrappie" data-source="post: 513946" data-attributes="member: 160"><p>Classic symptom of motor mounted too low. Proper way to correct is to raise the motor. When I bought my Carolina skiff 16 you could not take your hand off the steering wheel at any speed above idle. Can't believe 2 different owners lived with this for 20 years. I raised the motor (40hp) 3 holes and now I can run hands free up to WOT and the boat tracks perfectly straight. Better throttle response and no blow out. It's a bolt on motor and went from top hole to bottom hole. I question as to how dealerships can be so clueless. The boat runs 3-4mph faster and zero steering issues. I even added a piece of cove base molding to stop waves from coming over transom when fishing. I felt it was actually dangerous to drive before I moved it up.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]120242[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]120243[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MDCrappie, post: 513946, member: 160"] Classic symptom of motor mounted too low. Proper way to correct is to raise the motor. When I bought my Carolina skiff 16 you could not take your hand off the steering wheel at any speed above idle. Can't believe 2 different owners lived with this for 20 years. I raised the motor (40hp) 3 holes and now I can run hands free up to WOT and the boat tracks perfectly straight. Better throttle response and no blow out. It's a bolt on motor and went from top hole to bottom hole. I question as to how dealerships can be so clueless. The boat runs 3-4mph faster and zero steering issues. I even added a piece of cove base molding to stop waves from coming over transom when fishing. I felt it was actually dangerous to drive before I moved it up. [ATTACH type="full"]120242[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]120243[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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