Plane

[All U Get]

Hi all,,

Last year I posted a problem getting our dinghy up on plane. With the sage advice of this group I changed the Honda 9.9hp prop from a 4 blade 9" pitch to a 4 blade 7" pitch. I also had to trim the dinghy cover near the transom since it would drag in the water just slightly when I would open the throttle up. It takes a little time to finally get on plane but we are satisfied with the change. Our dinghy is supposed to have a 15hp by the Brig user manual but this will do.

All U Get

 

[gettinthere]

Do you have a fin on the skeg? I added one to my tohatsu 9.8 and it made a big difference

 

[Ron20324]

Last year I posted a problem getting our dinghy up on plane. ...

Wazzamatta, U... take too long to get to the rum store???

 

[Gunni]

Take a page from the flyboys - weight distribution. It is hilarious having people lie about their weight.

 

[SG]

What is the "dingy cover" dragging in the water?

I'm not sure how reducing the diameter of the prop would make the dingy plane more easily?

What type of dingy; and how many more people?

I have an OLD Avon 9' dingy with an air-floor. It will plane with one person big person in it when powered by a 4 HP Mercury which is over thirty years old. It's just a "standard" Mercury (aka, I found out twenty years ago, Yamaha) outboard.

 

[Ron20324]

I meet up with All U and the Missus U when they pass through Annapolis. He weighs, what 180? Double that if he's carrying his wallet

 

[Gunni]

I'm not sure how reducing the diameter of the prop would make the dingy plane more easily?

He changed the pitch, bringing the engine up to full power quicker. Diameter + Pitch

 

[All U Get]

I meet up with All U and the Missus U when they pass through Annapolis. He weighs, what 180? Double that if he's carrying his wallet

I think Ron's on to something. My Bahama wallet is lighter than the usual.

All U Get