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Originally Posted by eggsuckindog
the anti cavatation plate is not supposed be in the water, its designed to be above the hull bottom at least an inch
since you used 5200 any further motor adjustments will be hard fought endeavors - not sure why you chose that but its there now.
Does Seatow and BoatUS not have services in that area?
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I have zero problems removing 5200, and did this once before with this motor. But I have an air wrench and a chainfall and an engine hoist at my disposal. So I didn't notice.
Unlike the other devices, this wing is always wetted, and skeg mounted. Like an america's cup "wing keel". Fr. Frank had one, and turned me on to it. I might try a conventional anti ventialtion plate mounted device someday to compare.
We do have towing services here. But I fish places where you would lose your boat if the engine didn't restart or you couldn't get a kicker going in less than about a minute. Like the mouth of the Piscataqua and Merrimac. The Piscataqua is really treacherous with an 11 foot tide, a 4 knot river current on top of tidal movement and it is an all granite bottom, so you go from 80 feet of water to an outcropping in a very short drift. Plus, most months of the year, the water is VERY cold in the Gulf of Maine.
At least that's how I see it. And it is so rough with all the water running that I can almost never get the F100 to full throttle there, so a soft landing off the waves caused by the intersection of tide and river current at the river mouth is a huge plus over speed I can't use.