Engine Set Back

[MrRob]

Can someone explain to me (an amateur) what the advantages of having your engine set back from the transom are.

Cheers guys.

Rob.

 

[Gav]

feck knows!

puts the prop in cleaner water?

alters the c of g?

 

[Taz]

Makes the boat longer

 

[Taz]

Its wicked if you have a hydraulic jackplate cos u can jack the mota right up sorted specially if u drive on a trailer like me

 

[Tony Davis]

Makes the engine a lot easier to work on when you've broken it!

 

[JamesM]

I think Gavs got it right. Gives better drive (less slip) and moves the C of G back so levering the nose out more.

 

[JamesM]

And if you have a hydraulic lifter its something else to help run your battery down so you have to get towed in by the life boat eh Burty.

 

[MrRob]

Thats why I have a volt meter in the dash! lol

 

[BluFin]

Thats why I have a volt meter in the dash! lol

So when the volts are showing low, where ya going plug the battery charger in!

 

[BluFin]

Ask a question of yourself brefore going ahead wih a lifter.
What am I going to be using the boat for?
Do I want Max Speed or functionality?
Yes they a great bit of kit and gives you an increased operation envlope, but to you really need it, really? or is it just another toy / trend.
If you want one how is your driving style, may not suit.
In time they will all break it's just at which threshold !

 

[BluFin]

Ask a question of yourself brefore going ahead wih a lifter.
What am I going to be using the boat for?
Do I want Max Speed or functionality?
Yes they a great bit of kit and gives you an increased operation envlope, but to you really need it, really? or is it just another toy / trend.
If you want one how is your driving style, may not suit.
In time they will all break it's just at which threshold !

 

[Matt]

Such a good point, you made it twice!

 

[Matt]

Such a good point, you made it twice!

 

[BluFin]

Yep, theres one for the administrator two posts in under 30 sec's
having some network crap here today

 

[MrRob]

Well the lift came with my new engine so it wouldnt make sense not to use it. Do I need a lfter? I think everybody needs a lifter! Who wants to be stuck with a single setup only? I can drop it in for skiing or raise it out for top end speed! But as long as your engine is running flat batteries are not a problem.

 

[Gav]

Who wants to be stuck with a single setup only? I can drop it in for skiing or raise it out for top end speed! But as long as your engine is running flat batteries are not a problem.

agree with you to a point......

but

you risk over revving your motor if you have no experience with lifters.....(ie, you want to ski, your mate jumps in the drivers seat ???)

on a pleasure/ski boat is it really worth risking the most expensive bit of your rig.............IMO no.

Not wishing to offend those folk with lifters but i feel its more a "bling" accessory .

to me the more gadgets that you have takes some of the pleasure away cause you are constantly adjusting this or that........ instead of sitting back and enjoying the ride!

 

[Cookee]

Thew other problem is that if you set it too high, you can lose water pressure and blow your engine up!

 

[MrRob]

Hence the water pressure gauge I just bought! I would never never never never never never never never never never never never let anyone else drive my boat. Only skiing I will be doing is pulling a few mates around on a inflatable and ting. As for bling yeh they do look cool :-D
I have a CLE Bullet box with low water pickups so it shouldnt be too much of a problem.

 

[Taz]

Wack the lifter on it make u think how u did with out it. so much easier when lauching and recovering, I hardly ever use it when im moving though dont belive its neccesary or needed to go faster. I use my trim tabs all the time though

 

[Burty]

agree with you to a point......

but

you risk over revving your motor if you have no experience with lifters.....

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