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Re: New to hydrostreams

by transomstand » Jan 23, 2014 9:24 pm

Might as well set it up with the extra wedge in case you need to tuck it under more.

Re: New to hydrostreams

by viper_James » Jan 23, 2014 7:51 pm

transomstand wrote:Depends on the prop and how much load you're carrying. Hydraulic plates are heavy, getting weight off the back will help the boat plus manual plates are stiffer which helps high speed handling.
Oh also I forgot to ask, It says it has a 6 degree wedge, would that be beneficial to run with the wedge or would it be better to run without?

Re: New to hydrostreams

by viper_James » Jan 23, 2014 7:49 pm

transomstand wrote:Depends on the prop and how much load you're carrying. Hydraulic plates are heavy, getting weight off the back will help the boat plus manual plates are stiffer which helps high speed handling.
Oh i see, well thank you for the input i just looked into it and they are much cheaper than the hydraulic plates I was looking at so I think I'm just going to get one and give it a try. if i don't like it at least its not like I spent 1K on a hydraulic plate and don't like it. Thank you for the advice :up:

Re: New to hydrostreams

by transomstand » Jan 23, 2014 7:42 pm

Depends on the prop and how much load you're carrying. Hydraulic plates are heavy, getting weight off the back will help the boat plus manual plates are stiffer which helps high speed handling.

Re: New to hydrostreams

by viper_James » Jan 23, 2014 7:35 pm

transomstand wrote:I like less, but some guys get good results with up to 5". I like the Bob's convertible plate with 2 1/2" setback.
Thats a manual jackplate correct? How would coming up on plane be with that, since with the hydraulic i was able to put the motor down to plane the boat out Im afraid it would be difficult to get the boat to go on plane.

Re: New to hydrostreams

by transomstand » Jan 23, 2014 6:42 pm

I like less, but some guys get good results with up to 5". I like the Bob's convertible plate with 2 1/2" setback.

Re: New to hydrostreams

by viper_James » Jan 22, 2014 10:33 pm

transomstand wrote:
Too much, 5" maximum.
I thought that might have had something todo with it, is there a minim it should be? or anything under 5" will work?

Re: New to hydrostreams

by transomstand » Jan 22, 2014 10:23 pm

viper_James wrote:It has a jackplate on it with i believe a 7in setback also.
Too much, 5" maximum.

Re: New to hydrostreams

by viper_James » Jan 22, 2014 12:13 am

nosboss wrote:With the boat on the trailer, trim the motor down to a normal driving position. Try to move the motor left and right. Shaking it to see if there is any play. If it doesn't move, good. If it does, you need to look and see what is moving and what isn't. That will show you if the motor mounts or something in the steering is bad.

The core... slide under the boat with a rubber mallet and start tapping around. You should hear a solid thud and feel very hard. Move all over. If the sound changes to a hollow sound and has some deflection, the core is bad in that spot.

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perfect thank you for the input I will see what I can do and try and narrow it down a little better.

Re: New to hydrostreams

by nosboss » Jan 21, 2014 11:39 pm

With the boat on the trailer, trim the motor down to a normal driving position. Try to move the motor left and right. Shaking it to see if there is any play. If it doesn't move, good. If it does, you need to look and see what is moving and what isn't. That will show you if the motor mounts or something in the steering is bad.

The core... slide under the boat with a rubber mallet and start tapping around. You should hear a solid thud and feel very hard. Move all over. If the sound changes to a hollow sound and has some deflection, the core is bad in that spot.

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