Good info thanks . Our plan is in keeping with yours .We are going to do our best to get as much as we can out of it with simple trim and no add...
Thanks for the interest . I will be getting the boat on the water for the first time in about two weeks so I will have a good bit more to report ....
I have purchased two items to experiment with with regards to trim . We are going to run the boat as it is and try to dial it in as best we can...
Thank you Angel. Your early tips put me on the correct path of enlightenment and what a fun journey its been :)
Finally out of the boat shop , next stop the engine shop for a spring tune up and check over . A few things left to do but its almost ready for...
The last thing we have accomplished was to repaint the transom and hatch. Next stop is off to the outboard shop for a spring tune up and check...
As you can see the trailer that came with the boat was built for a much larger boat and was just too big for our needs . My boat partner located a...
The biggest project was building up the transom to accept the longer shaft of the new motor. We used a cured piece of Cypress and attached it by...
I wanted to have a better idea of what goes on so I added some gauges to the dash.
To offset the additional 60 lbs of the larger motor we are removing the 6 gallon tank from the stern and replacing it with a 12 gallon under the...
Well its been ten interesting months and there have been a lot of changes and hopefully they will all be positive when we actually get it back in...
Thank you. The boat will be kept in CT so perhaps I can find some events that might be fun to attend as well . I've been very active on sailboat...
Thanks for the nice words . I am not familiar with the THT forum. Could you provide a link perhaps ?
I agree with you and those short shafts are quite rare from what I have been able to find out. I will keep my eye out for one and would make the...
I am putting together a little fun toy for the summer and have uprated the power plant from a 1987 Nissan 40 to a 1993 Johnson 50. We really...
We did our first wet test with the boat today and are very happy with how it is coming along . He got the boat up to a little over half throttle...
Ok I joined the site as you suggested but the specific forum for the XL hasn't had any traffic since 2016 so I will wait and see. The general...
Great info as usual and I will join that forum ASAP and provide a link to this thread as well . Nice eye seeing the trim tab on that boat , it...
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Angel thank you so much for the info . The boat just arrived home and pics are on thei way . I will post as I get them . I see the trim tab issue...
