Lower Unit heights
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Lower Unit heights
I have a Chris Cat with Gill Brackets anf Mercury outboards
The bracket is a 26 " offset from the back of the boat (26" bracket)
How high off of the bottom does the center of the prop shaft need to be?
The bracket is a 26 " offset from the back of the boat (26" bracket)
How high off of the bottom does the center of the prop shaft need to be?
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If youe looking for speed the try and find a set of jack plates to raise your engines up and down hydrolicly..you may need a set of low water pick ups also to get a higher engine height with out over heating the motors..
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id rather not mess with 4 jack plates, it wasn't raced with them in the past also if I put them on I would need to rewire (wires will be too short), I just don't see any witness marks on the brackets
I thought there would be a formula for figuring it out at least to get me into the ball park
the boat will be used for general purpose buzzing around / poker runs, maybe a race or 2
the lowers have low water pick ups as well as pickups on the back of the boat
I thought there would be a formula for figuring it out at least to get me into the ball park
the boat will be used for general purpose buzzing around / poker runs, maybe a race or 2
the lowers have low water pick ups as well as pickups on the back of the boat
Last edited by welfare racing; 12-22-2010 at 08:04 PM.