is my boat over power
ok heres the deal ive got a 15.5'1957 alumacraft "super C" rated for 900 something pounds boat its pretty light about 400- 500 lbs? the tags say its rated for a 60 hp motor so i bought a 1988 50 merc with power trim for it mounted the motor correctly took it out on the bay for a spin on a kinda rough day i guess when i opened it up the bow soots right up i cant see crap so i let back i took it into the local bayou same thing shoots up now i wiegh about 300 pounds the steering wheel is midway on the boat the gas is in the back the battery is at my feet i also had my dad in the front 175lb plus a coolerwith ice and a few beers for good measure i played with the trim with no sucess. now that ive got the details heres my questions how can i get on plane better? faster? at all? is my boat over powered are the older motors lighter than the newer ones? should i install trim tabs or one of those foils (ive read alot of goods and bads)should i move the battery up front along with the fuel?or is there just too much motor pushing the boati guess i should put up some pictures of my boat will do in the morning anyadvice would be welcomed :usaflag
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