Outboard VS I/O

No room for a kicker on a GRUMAN 16? Mac, is that a canoe? Surely there had to have been enuf room for a 1.5hp cake mixer like CT has. I hope there was enuff room for life preservers, at least. ;)

[reelapeelin]

Slow trollin' made easy...pull one or two 5gal buckets off the rear cleats...each bucket should slow your forward speed approx 1/2mph, so 2 will drop it 1mph...we use this trolling lead-core in the hot summertime for stripers...worx great ;D...

[macojoe]

Well in my situation, I have a bracket and there is no room for a kicker. So I have to figuire *away to slow it down.
It is a real pain to keep going in and out of gear!!

Thanks Mac!! I am going to look into that one!!

But I never will rember to pull the buckets back in!! I have done this in the past with my sea anchor!

MJ, You could clamp a couple of oars to the bracket. The blades should slow you down. Then when your carboned up 175 Yamaha seizes up - you can always unclamp the oars and row home. ;D

[macojoe]

My motor may die but it will never be dead because of carbon!!
I decarb at least twice per season! That is one thing Yamaha is good for is carbon, and I won';t let it happen!

[Blue_Runner]

Are you kiddin? A kicker would've cost more than my whole rig! :o

Seriously though, this thing works great. At least on my 70hp. It serves as a hydrofoil MJ, but I have both on my 17 footer. Anything more than idle and the plate raises up. It really doesn't even affect top end like you would think. As previously noted, stainless steel hardware would make this thing ideal for the slow trolling, ocean going, fanatic.

I'm definitely going with a kicker on my V20. Both for slow trolling and for insurance.

[Blue_Runner]

Mac, I'm sure that plate works great, but there are 2 distinct advantages that the hussle plate has over one like yours.

1) First and foremost, you don't have to put it up and down (unless you want to modify it - I did mine so it would be up when I was just cruising). This is important for morons like me. You know good and well you are going to get excited and take off with that thing in the down position. That's either going to mess up your lower unit or shear a pin (if the thing has a pin). That just seems like a pain to me?!

2) The hussle plate has a hole in the middle - bet you are wondering why? Well, you'll find out when you put her in reverse. The hole lets the motor function better in reverse.

MJ, here is where I ordered mine. They have 3 sizes for different HP motors. I don't see anything about Yamaha, so you might want to call the guy on the 800 # to ask. Mine was a Johnson.

http://www.johnsonmarinesupply.com/h...ing_plates.htm

[mawshj]

sounds to me like you are trying to fix a problem that does not or should not exist, I have an old 85 evenrude 175 rebuilt that
idles at 550 nicely, the biggest problem I have is trying to maintain steerage when running a crab line or trolling for rock.
Most service guys like to adjust the motor to 750 to 1000 rpm
and this may be needed on a 4 stroke to maintain oil pressure but does not bother a 2 stroke. if you tinker a little I think you could get your motor to run slower. Every one including the dealer told me my engine would carbon up at slow speed, but I run a crab lline at 550 all day and I have not had a problem in 20 years ?? I blow the engine out at high speed on the return to the start of the line for another pass./ But I have trolled for 6 hours at slow speed. I worry about carbon but I have not seen it.

[CT_V-20]

"cakemixer", I love it! If I call it that maybe my wife will let me keep it in the kitchen. LOL

CT - Jaysea was showing me one that he picked up for a song, this summer. He demonstrated it in a 5 gallon bucket. It was the cutest thing. Like a baby puppy or kitten. Almost followed me home. ;)