Thread: Outboard advice

Got the 18hp Tohatsu out on the lake on Sunday,she fair scoots along fully loaded with decoys and scissor frame I only run it at about half throttle if that once I got the trim set right,be scary and full speed I reckon due to the shallow draft of the parkercraft.

yip setting trim make one hell of a difference.....oh and get one of the extendable tiller handles so you can sit forward in the boat .....OR you can blame me after you try this once as its addictive.....solo waterskiing.....fit the tiller extention,take the rope from front of boat and loop it through ring on bow,bring it back to hang onto and standup in boat holding tiller in one hand and rope in other...full tit is one hell of alot of fun,Im told it looks rather funny too.sure as shit blows out the cobwebs.

Yep I sit on swivel seat forward of rear seat and hang onto side of the scissor blind then fang it and hope I don’t hit one of the many hidden stumps on the lake..

IF you get down level with bottom of boat when its on the trailer,which notch trim should be on becomes obvious....with our old 6hp I had it one notch further out for heavy work to help lift up the nose....with the 15hp its rather scary....3 guys and boat load of gear and she will still get up on plane...FFS dont move guys.....