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Post Adjusting captivation plate
I need some guidance on adjusting the captivation plate above the prop. I never had to do this in our 35 long tail but I need to for the 7 I just bought. The engine is running to deep. How much should I bend it?


Mon Dec 26, 2011 5:22 pm
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Cavitation........... :lol: Given all the variables with hulls and weights, your just going to have to work with it.

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Mon Dec 26, 2011 6:19 pm
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A 1/16 of an inch made a huge diff on my godevil 16


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Mon Dec 26, 2011 6:34 pm
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Post Re: Adjusting captivation plate
That is very captivating!!!


Mon Dec 26, 2011 8:32 pm
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Post Re: Adjusting captivation plate
Just did this to my 25. Cresent wrench and a bit of elbow grease, theres no real measurment, just a bit here and there.


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Post Re: Adjusting captivation plate
If it running too deep it can be bent down ever so slightly. It doesnt take much. To get a uniform bend i put a 1/2"*6" metal plate flush with edge then use a cresent wrench to bend it. This just keeps the cavatation plate from getting larger indentions in it at the spot where the wrench is.

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Tue Dec 27, 2011 8:45 am
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Post Re: Adjusting captivation plate
Bend it up till it is decapitated.


Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:20 pm
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Post Re: Adjusting captivation plate
I cant get my 9 horse to run right either.....my understanding is that u need to be on plane....if not the position of the boat in the water will have an affect


Tue Dec 27, 2011 8:58 pm
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Sorry about the mispelling, stupid iPhone autocorrected. As for the boat. It doesn't matter the load it still runs low, even on plane


Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:47 am
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i cant get mine to plane...have to replace the floor from wood to alluminum but just take a crescent wrench and bend the end of it down a little a run it....only go an 1/8th inch at a time...its more trial and error


Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:34 am
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Just bend it down till the prop blows out, then bend it up just enough to keep it from blowing out.


Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:35 pm
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