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 Help!!! Cavitation Adjustment 
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I have a 31 vanguard go-devil on a 20 foot go-devil boat. I just bought the rig from a guy who used it for mostly bowfishing. I just took it out for the first time and the SOB keeps popping out the water. Should i bend the Cavitation plate up or down to keep it in the water.. Help me please :x


Mon May 02, 2011 11:41 am
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Post Help!!! Cavitation Adjustment
Bend it up just a little and go test run it, you want it to run right at the surface of the water, try not to over bend it as it will pull the cavitation plate down


Mon May 02, 2011 12:28 pm
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the sides are the whole plate?


Mon May 02, 2011 5:26 pm
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Just the last inch that protrudes past the pieces that are bent down on the sides.

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Mon May 02, 2011 5:45 pm
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I tried attaching a pic but had no success looking from the top of the shovel you should have 1 in of plate that continues out past where the sides are bent down use a cresent wrench and bend the 1" plate up


Mon May 02, 2011 6:47 pm
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Will do thanks..


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Look at my avatar

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Mon May 02, 2011 6:56 pm
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fyi - a worn prop makes mine ride higher.


Mon May 02, 2011 7:13 pm
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so you talking about the top piece ?


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The peice that sticks out on the end, bend it up 1/8" a time till it stops.


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Wed May 04, 2011 2:47 pm
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Wed May 04, 2011 2:50 pm
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What if the tiller handle starts to pull a little to the right? Used to, I could let go and it would stay straight in the water, now it pulls to the right, and tires your arm out after a while.. What should I do?


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Wed May 04, 2011 3:26 pm
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Shift weight around. It doesn't take much.

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Not real sure on that.. Probably not.. That's probably what it was, thanks guys


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