Notched Transom purpose?
 

What is the purpose of having a notched transom? I see them on a few boats and hear that some people have to fill them in to change out to different types of drives..

I believe it allows you to feed water to drives set at a higher X.

its like a built in set back box. Higher drive height = less drag = more speed.

Aha.. That makes sense.. So is notching the transom a feasable upgrade or is that way too involved for a boat that didn't come from the factory that way?

:eek: did you call Peter ?? he'd tell ya'll leave well enuf alone :drink:






ROCK ON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:coolcowboy:
ITS A SKATER NATION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:drink:

no no no, its not for the Skater.. That damn thing does NOT need to go any faster than it is.. Just been looking at some project boats and trying to educate myself a little on their setups.

Not a good idea IMO.

What is not a good idea? A notched transom?

no he meant for you to try an edumacate yourself :eek::lolhit:






ROCK ON !!!!!!!!!!
ITS A SKATER NATION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To cut and notch a transom on an existing hull.

Cleaner water for the props, but often leads to a hop or porpoise as the boat runs out of hull when up on plane.

So sorry I misunderstood. I thought you meant project as in modifying an existing boat. My bad. Durrr:lolhit:

D'oh!:lolhit:

When I redo my 19 foot Baron/Powerplay/Powerquest I am toying with the idea of notching the transom at the same time I redo the stringers and transom so I can raise the ex dimension.
Just a little concerned if it is worth it to lose 8inches of the last 3 feet of bottom i am riding on at 60 with a stock 260 and a deep drive i have now.
Looking for another 15 mph with a 350hp and a raised ex, i think it's doable as the boat has a ton of rocker and already carries the bow without trim.

Not a big deal for me to cut and reglass the notch when i redo the transom and it makes sense to do it if i am going for a raised ex and all.

I can see where it can be real beneficial on a longer boat without sacrificing the length of the running surface so you can omit setback boxes and all.

My concern is a boat that I was looking at, the owners had added a notch to a non-notch boat.. It sold though so its off the list..