05-02-2003, 02:14 PM
I dont know jack about in board/outs. But thats what I was thinking with the engine height. The shifting from side to side can be caused by inproper engine placement on an outboard. Plus, when you changed engine size, I assume you upped in not only H.P. but in rpm and torque as well. Did you change the prop?
If I were you, I would take it to a dealer and have them look at it. Have them drive it and see what they recomend. Or, just keep using that trim tab to correct the problem. One thing you can get to reduce the walking from side to side is one of those fins that attaches to the cav plate. That will give you a much wider and more stable foot to ride on. But if you are planing above the cavplate, it wont do much good. You would have to adjust the height of the lower unit, or prop it so that you dont run so fast and climb so high out of the water.
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If I were you, I would take it to a dealer and have them look at it. Have them drive it and see what they recomend. Or, just keep using that trim tab to correct the problem. One thing you can get to reduce the walking from side to side is one of those fins that attaches to the cav plate. That will give you a much wider and more stable foot to ride on. But if you are planing above the cavplate, it wont do much good. You would have to adjust the height of the lower unit, or prop it so that you dont run so fast and climb so high out of the water.
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