Another question about mercury marine??

Question

i have a alpha drive and an inline 6 cyl mercruiser.im installing this on another boat,where should the cavatation plate be in relation to the bottom of the boat????

Answer 1

level of the bottom of the boat,or just above the prop and fore ward of it is better as you don't want any air sucked in to the prop.

Answer 2

bottom of the hull

Answer 3

The cavatation Plate shoud be even with the bottom of the hull.

Answer 4

Every hull is different. What you are looking for is the X dimension. Was there a motor and drive installed in the boat before. There is a formula for figuring the X dimension. I would have a look at the same hull that has been rigged. This will give you an idea where to cut out the transom for the drive.