Protecting lower skeg and gearbox from weed growth

[nigel52]

Our boat does not allow enough clearance for the Suzuki 150 to completely raise ie the skeg and bottom 8" of the gearbox is always in the water. We are getting lots of weed growth on these areas in the summer months. One solution we tried that seems to have helped a bit is to put a large IKEA bag over that area. (There will be sea water in the bag as one puts it over the prop, skeg and lower gearbox.)

We put it on after each trip. After 4 months the blue IKEA bag is falling apart thru UVA degradation etc. My question is: without using aluminium antifouling has anyone found a successful method o tackling this issue?

(Someone suggested a large black bag as less effected by the UVA.)

Would really appreciate suggestions to this problem. Thanks.

[rocket man]

If you have clearance on the upper cowling it will go almost 90 degree. It is probably set not to raise all the way in the computer. If you look in your manual it tells how to reprogram it. I think its called upper trim limit.

[billnorman1]

On my Suzuki DF there is a stop that is adjustable by hand that stops the upward trim and tilt. Not in the computer but yours may be.

It probably signals the computer.