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| Author: | leonides [ Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Prop deep |
Hi, I'm sorry if somebody did this question before, I'm new in this forum. I own a 14 ft. jon boat with a 25 Kohler engine, long tail, I need to know what is the right deep that the prop must run. I'll apreciate some help. thanks Leonides |
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| Author: | waterfowl1 [ Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prop deep |
just under the surface. yur cav plate should run right at the surface damn near on its own. |
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| Author: | leonides [ Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prop deep |
Hi, thanks for the tip, so I;ll regulate the screw to the desire deep and bend up the edge of the cavitation plate ? Is that correct? thanks Leonides |
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| Author: | barnes_53 [ Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prop deep |
Taken from GD owners manual...BTW I wouldn't bend it no more than an 1/8" at a time. |
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| Author: | hunt682 [ Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prop deep |
What screw? Just run it and if it tries to blow out of the water bend the tip of the cavitation plate up it it runs deep bend the plate down Sent via telegraph |
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| Author: | SwampDonkey1 [ Tue Sep 11, 2012 2:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prop deep |
| Author: | mississippiduckboy [ Tue Sep 11, 2012 3:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prop deep |
No, the bolt he is talking about is under the frame of the motor, its kinda like a trim bolt if you would, the frame sits on a bolt that has a lock nut on it that bottoms out to control how deep the motor can dig. |
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| Author: | deltaduckmaster [ Tue Sep 11, 2012 3:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prop deep |
I use to replace that bolt with a longer one!! I would set it were the cavitation plate sat 1" below the water with nothing in the boat. When in mud it wouldn't let it dig down so much!! |
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| Author: | mississippiduckboy [ Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prop deep |
^^ I did the same thing, with that bolt set right, you can still lift up on the handle and dig through some really bad mud without the motor lifting you up off the floor of the boat, Set the bolt with your lightest load, if not when you set it to your heaviest load, it will still ride to high in the water when you have it on a light load. |
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| Author: | Woodiebuster [ Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prop deep |
My MB doesn't have that bolt like a GDLT. I have been thinkin about putting one on it somehow for when I get into the mud. |
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| Author: | mississippiduckboy [ Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prop deep |
Opening day of last year, a buddy of mine was bogged down for 40+ mins in mud before I was able to get back to him to pull him out, the difference was I had that lil bolt to keep mine from digging 3 feet down like his was, he was in a 16' boat with a 31 mud buddy, i was in a 20 go devil long tail, so that bolt really does make a difference sometimes. |
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| Author: | leonides [ Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prop deep |
Hi, thanks you all for your help, yes it has a 5/8" x 21/2" regulation bolt under the rotation plate and the part that hold the motor to the tramson. this weekend I will lift it a litlle and see how it works, if it start jumping out of the water I'll increase the angle of the cavitation plate. thanks again Leonides |
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| Author: | Woodiebuster [ Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prop deep |
Is english your first language? |
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| Author: | leonides [ Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prop deep |
Hi, No , I'm Cuban. L. |
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| Author: | Woodiebuster [ Wed Sep 12, 2012 9:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prop deep |
¿Cómo tú obtienes un GDLT en Cuba? Donde tú usar en Cuba? |
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| Author: | kibb [ Wed Sep 12, 2012 10:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prop deep |
woodiebuster muy buena. ¿desea una cookie? |
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| Author: | Woodiebuster [ Wed Sep 12, 2012 10:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prop deep |
Si, a mi me gusta los bollitos! Kibb, Trabajas con los Mexicanos? |
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| Author: | kibb [ Thu Sep 13, 2012 12:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prop deep |
Infierno no yo no trabajo con mexicanos. Los mexicanos no funcionan. Costarricenses trabajan. pero yo no trabajo con ellos tampoco. |
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| Author: | leonides [ Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prop deep |
Hi again, before this go in the wrong direction. thanks again to all who help in the profesional way. When I said Cuban I mean I was born in Cuba, , Cuban-American many years ago, retired now. thanks L. |
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| Author: | kibb [ Thu Sep 13, 2012 2:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prop deep |
Sorry to nig your post. I was just messing with woodie. |
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| Author: | Woodiebuster [ Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prop deep |
I was sincerely trying to help him by speaking in a more familiar language. Kibb can kiss my ass. |
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| Author: | kibb [ Thu Sep 13, 2012 8:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prop deep |
Seems he spoke proper English in his op. |
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