Re: 1954 Fleetwin 7.5 This and That

[Buccaneer]

I looked at the motor mounting on my boat this morning.
To get the center line of the motor "square" with the bottom
of the boat, as in Steve’s photo, I had to move the tilt pin
up one notch.
Seeing how the motor won’t plane the boat and hence the bow
rides up in the air, am I making matters worse by raising
the tilt pin a notch? Or will the new geometry make it
want to come closer to planning, and bow down lower?
I put a 50 – 60 pound sand bag in the bow this morning,
so I probably won’t know the real results unless I take it out.
I also raised the motor up 1/4" as the anti-cav plate was
close to two inches below the bottom of the boat.
I can’t go any higher than that, so it’ll have to do.
Didn’t get to test run it today, so I’ll be trying it out
on fishing opener tomorrow!

Prepare to be boarded!