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Roadrunner
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Hi,
I just had a new to me Merc 115 outboard put on my 18 foot Hourston. The dealer installed it and I expected that they would have done it correctly. It turns out I needed a longer shaft (This one is 20 inch). The cavitation plate is 1/2 an inch above the bottom of the hull (the dealer said this is not a problem). It runs good for the most part but if I turn hard or go over really big wakes I get bad prop spin and have to stop and get going again. It currently has a 3 blade 17 pitch prop. I am getting 5300 RPM at full throttle. Is there any way to reduce the cavitation further or do i just have to live with it. The dealer is not assuming any responsibility.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I just had a new to me Merc 115 outboard put on my 18 foot Hourston. The dealer installed it and I expected that they would have done it correctly. It turns out I needed a longer shaft (This one is 20 inch). The cavitation plate is 1/2 an inch above the bottom of the hull (the dealer said this is not a problem). It runs good for the most part but if I turn hard or go over really big wakes I get bad prop spin and have to stop and get going again. It currently has a 3 blade 17 pitch prop. I am getting 5300 RPM at full throttle. Is there any way to reduce the cavitation further or do i just have to live with it. The dealer is not assuming any responsibility.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.