help please
09-18-2018, 02:12 PM
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i have a 1996 38 top gun with 3a drives getting too much bow lift.im putting ssm5 on .. the 3a's are 4inches below the hull and 8 inches below the notch measureing the shaft to hull an notch .. what should the proper shaft hight be? to the hull or the notch?any imput appretiated
By the way, pics of the boat?
09-18-2018, 02:29 PM
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I agree, too high and getting on plane is the problem. Especially in swells, and big water. No Grip. So be careful. Yep, mine were something like 1-1.5 below the bottom. It was set up at TNT in Miami. Had the Transom Glassed and Raised the engines as well as the Drives.
