engine hieght on bracket

[workinpr0gress]

Originally Posted by hugo

workinprogress are you still at 3" above the keel? and is that a good setting?. most the guys with brackets are not running center cousol and im wondering if thats why they can run the engine as high as they are. they have more forward weight im thinking.

Yea 3", it's good on mine.

[Bushwacker]

Originally Posted by hugo

thanks guys, im a little worried now because i set the bracket as low as possible to get the most amount of fotation i could get and im at 2.5 inches up above the keel now with only 1 hole left to go up. from what you guys are saying i need to take it to the last hole up and pray it is enough! its only 3/4 inch per hole so id be at 3 1/4 inches up. as for props i have a mirage 19p i was going to try and also a ss michigan wheel 19p or the old faithful aluminum black max 19p as well.oh and im using a miami stainless marine bracket. i sure hope its high enough.

Hugo,
That bracket has zilch flotation, so you did the right thing by mounting it as low as possible to get all the flotation you can out of it. I'd start out with the motor mounted as high as possible. You may want to consider a 4B prop and/or a Doelfin or equivalent to get some more stern lift, because I suspect your min planing speed may be up around 20 mph and either of those should bring it down to the low teens. (I run both!) You may also want to run trim tabs if you don't already have them. One of the main advantages of a bracket is supposed to be that you can raise the motor because of the setback to minimize drag, and the aft CG shift will raise the bow and give you a little more speed in flat conditions. The tabs and Doelfin will help you trim the bow down for rough conditions. All boats are balanced differently however, so the only way to know is to try it and see where you are. My Seafari definitely has more weight forward than the CC's, so it's probably a little more tolerant of the bracket. If you moved the gas tank, batteries and maybe the console forward that would help offset the CG shift of the bracket. Let us know how it works out, what your min planing speed is, and if you're still self bailing at the dock! Will be good info for other folks that may be contemplating a bracket! Denny

[hugo]

i will definetly post back once i get to put her in the water, hoping its soon. will definetly look into the doelfin also. thanks everyone for the input.

[hugo]

Wildbill, im thinking your right you could probably get away with putting a 20 inch motor on a bracket setup like mine but i dont like the idea of having the powerhead that low.