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I thought about trying to go even higher but as you can see that thing is waay up there and stress to the transom is my concern. Mind you the TLDI has the big motor bracket but the dimension from the "hook" of the clamp should not be different than a manual trim as we measure shaft length from hook to cav plate.
You may notice too that my transom is built up 2" - The person I bought the setup from tried to make a 20' shaft setup and even with that the motor was way low. The powerhead height was just too weird up high for my taste and probably one of the reasons APBA will never allow a 20" to race.
I found a 15" Nissan 40 tldi for $300 and dropped the powerhead on it - talk about night and day in general with handling and feel!
At this point I think it's time to have the prop scanned to see what it really is and go from there, I didn't want to send it out right away without testing as they have a 2 week back log.
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