Hey Pat......(or other setup folks)

[Royjulius]

I'm going to get my boat on a level surface and check my engine height. I'm curious though, if I have an 8" Slidemaster JP, with a 2000 175 EFI hung on it, and 5&1/2 inches of the auger or worm shaft protruding from the bottom of my JP, isn't there a way I can figure my prop to pad distance using the 5&1/2 inch figure? Aren't there a few constants involved in this that you could use if you didn't have a level surface?

[leeman197628]

try a laser level on the bottom of the pad just under the drain plug and shoot it to the engine , then measure the laser point to the center of prop shaft or the center of the bullet on the gear case.. or make you a level platform to measure off of. make sure you level the engine and the bottom of the boat first.

[pmgoffjr]

Rarely is it as easy as set here and go...recommended settings are a starting point, you'll usually adjust from there, every boat/motor/load/conditions/prop are different.

[Royjulius]

Thanks. It actually runs out pretty good, I've got no complaints. I just wanted to see where it was set. It'll run 60 gps with two fat guys, full T load, full fuel and full live wells. Can't ask a little boat for much more than that, at 4500 feet anyway.


Modified by Royjulius at 10:13 AM 7/28/2009