bad porpoising please help..
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bad porpoising please help..
hello again im back readjusted eng mount moved way back man what a diff. it even flies on my grass .. i still had the eng pointed up a few washers but it still hops in the front pretty good to the point where it almost flips but i noticed it does it more when i let of the throttle it will be running smooth then start porpoising a little then i let go of the throttle and it starts hoping really bad what else can i do????
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RE: bad porpoising please help..
Sounds like you need a bit of weight add to the nose of it
a few oz. in right place may calm it down
if you need more than 6oz. to settle it down , you need to see about
changing the motor angle some more
Hope this helps
a few oz. in right place may calm it down
if you need more than 6oz. to settle it down , you need to see about
changing the motor angle some more
Hope this helps
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RE: bad porpoising please help..
Nick,
Sounds like you may have moved it too far back now. I personally don't like adding weight to the boats. I like to utilize the weight that I have on the boat to make corrections. I would say move the motor forward a little more.
Sounds like you may have moved it too far back now. I personally don't like adding weight to the boats. I like to utilize the weight that I have on the boat to make corrections. I would say move the motor forward a little more.
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RE: bad porpoising please help..
I had a big flat bottom with 1.00 and it did the samething. I then added 1 pound to the front and it had no change in the attitude.
Two ideas.... add a water rudder. The extra drag may lessen the hopping. Trim tab will force the front end down causing a better ride.
Two ideas.... add a water rudder. The extra drag may lessen the hopping. Trim tab will force the front end down causing a better ride.