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Hey Tom thanks! I think it's this one: 2021 Mercury 20 HP EFI 20MLH

Hey guys sorry for the delay. I think the vent plate is pretty even with the bottom, but I'll get another straight edge and try and take a better photo for you. To be honest I haven't checked if that is where the boat is sitting loaded down. I will be gone on a trip till next weekend. I think the pr...

OlivierP wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 2:33 pm If you haven't already, try sitting on the middle bench with a long tiller extension. On a small boat the pilot is the first weight to move around...

That won't work because the front seat is further forward because I added more storage there.

boat batteries.jpg I was finally able to make it out today with the tach. The first time I went WOT I was able to get on plane but not any time after that. My RPMs were at 5100-5300. I was thinking of moving the trolling motor battery up where the house batteries are and just using the one battery ...

Andrew there should be a tag on trailer, metal or paper giving the weight of the trailer and tare weight. Tom Hey Tom, there is a tag but does not list the weight of the trailer only the max weight allowed. I won't be able to get out to get the RPMs till next week. I think I might move the trolling...

So the boat + trailer weighs 1060lbs, the trailer isn't listed on academy's website anymore and I think it weighs around 220 lbs. Weather permitting I will be taking it out tomorrow morning to get the RPM reading.

I ordered a tinytach on amazon, thanks for the recommendation. as far as weight distribution, I have the 2 6 gal takes up front, I have 2 house batteries in the middle and 1 trolling motor battery under the rear seat.

I don't think so, it seems like its pushing water fine, how would I check exactly?

Thanks for all the replied. I won't be able to weigh it until this weekend. The prop that is on there is a 3 blade and it stamped 10p. I made sure there wasn't a hook on the bottom before we flipped it. Here are some of the photos I was able to take. The top of the cav plate seems dead in line with ...

Hello, I finished building my GF16 last year and have taken it out a few times since then but have only managed to get on plane once when we were on a river and it was near glass flat. I used 1708 and and 2 extra gallons of epoxy or so when building the boat so I think it is probably heavier than th...