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13' 1961 whaler with wet foam
modenacart	#41  Posted on 11/30/09 - 5:45 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 741 Comments: 4 Joined: 02/28/09	If it drafts well, I would leave it alone. They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty or safety. --Benjamin Franklin
drchpeteros	#42  Posted on 12/01/09 - 6:44 PM
Member Posts: 15 Comments: 0 Joined: 05/10/08	How can I tell if it drafts well? It appears to sit relatively level, BUT the forward end of the lower unit (gearcase) and 1/2 of the prop of my 1992 Evinrude 40 sits IN the water. The hydraulic tilt is leaky so I'm not entirely sure it's tilting all the way up but it seems to. Is this a problem? Or does that engine just not tilt up enough?
kamie	#43  Posted on 12/02/09 - 6:12 AM
Member Personal Page Project Albums Posts: 2975 Comments: 3 Joined: 11/04/05	Do you have photos of how she sits in the water? Compare those with some of the 13 photos on personal pages. It would help if you got the hull weighed and created a personal page so we can see what the boat looks like
drchpeteros	#44  Posted on 12/02/09 - 5:55 PM
Member Posts: 15 Comments: 0 Joined: 05/10/08	The engine sits in the water just like this (see links below). Is this because the transom is angled in and therefore the engine can't clear the water even when tilt is maxed out? Getting ready to install a Y2K Yami 40 2-stroke. http://www.whalercentral.com/infusions/personal_page/view_personal_page.php?user_id=11531 http://www.whalercentral.com/userphotogallery.php?photo_id=101
number9	#45  Posted on 12/03/09 - 2:32 AM
Member Posts: 210 Comments: 1 Joined: 03/13/08	Many if not the majority of boat/motor combination's of all makes and models will have a portion of the lower unit in the water when tilted full up. Transom angle, degree of available tilt, actual shaft length, mounting height and weight will have some affect. Bill...On the Ogeechee 1984 Outrage 18...Yamaha T50...that's right, 50hp