Several people wanted to see how I mounted my lift on my kaboat. Hopefully this photo gives the gist of it. I have a 2x6 across the tubes connected to the rear oar locks. The front braces of the lift mount on that, I also use it as a seat.
The back is a little different because I mounted the pivot point on the transom, so the motor hangs about 8 inches back of the transom. It also sits about 4 inches higher and that may be my problem.
It works great at the slow speeds you would normally use a lift, It lifts the motor almost out of the water, (about 1/2 the prop is still in the water).
But at high speeds it cavitates. I'm not sure if that is caused by the lift or by the fact that I may not have the floor inflated enough. I am still having problems at high speeds with flexing.
I have the floor now up to 10 psi.
I'm using a 2 stroke evinrude short shaft.
The back is a little different because I mounted the pivot point on the transom, so the motor hangs about 8 inches back of the transom. It also sits about 4 inches higher and that may be my problem.
It works great at the slow speeds you would normally use a lift, It lifts the motor almost out of the water, (about 1/2 the prop is still in the water).
But at high speeds it cavitates. I'm not sure if that is caused by the lift or by the fact that I may not have the floor inflated enough. I am still having problems at high speeds with flexing.
I have the floor now up to 10 psi.
I'm using a 2 stroke evinrude short shaft.
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