pulsare setback, how much is too much?

[kct11]

looking at boats and one of them is a 95 pulsare. it has a 12 inch fixed, with a 6 inch hyd. jack plate. is this too much for the pulsare over a long period of time? thanks, curt

 

[merc245]

You don't have that troublesome splashwell lip to worry about with a pulsare.Just keep everything tight.

 

[jallen355]

What??? there's such a thing as "too much" ?

 

[fiftyp]

You don't have that troublesome splashwell lip to worry about with a pulsare.Just keep everything tight.

You mean the part of the transom that the top 2 mounting holes go through?

 

[merc245]

yes

 

[fiftyp]

yes

I saw you have a couple fixed plates then an adjustable. How far back are you? I'm 10" now and thinking of adding more next season.

 

[merc245]

10+5.5

 

[WILDMAN]

I ran 16.5 inches on my 21 with a 300X. 12" custom bracket and a 4.5 inch Stainless Marine hydraulic plate. Never had any problems, but the bow raised a bit higher on takeoff.

 

[kct11]

thanks every one. i figured if the fixed setback had a wider base to spread the load over a wider area it would be better. looks on the small side, the motor has so much leverage on a small area of the transom, is it any thing to worry about?

 

[WILDMAN]

All the Pulsares I've seen, have huge support knees inside. There's no reason to worry about support unless your transom is rotten.

 

[fiftyp]

I ran 16.5 inches on my 21 with a 300X. 12" custom bracket and a 4.5 inch Stainless Marine hydraulic plate. Never had any problems, but the bow raised a bit higher on takeoff.

Nice looking bracket. Did you build that up? Powder coat or anodized?

 

[Mark]

I would think it is going to porpoise at low speed with 18" of setback. I would definately check for it on your test drive to see if it is livable. You can always trim in to stop it, but I find it annoying to drive like that. Some guys don't mind it.

 

[WILDMAN]

Nice looking bracket. Did you build that up? Powder coat or anodized?

I have them machined and powdercoated for me. They make the hieght, tuck angle, and setback anyway I want. Here's a couple I did.

 

[fiftyp]

Crazy trick.....Nice work

 

[JUPITER PULSARE]

Hey KCT11, I have access to the same 12" Stainless Marine setback bracket that you showed in your picture (post #9) and I also have a Bob's 5.5" HYD. jackplate that is also show in your picture. I am running a 225 Xri on my Pulsare 2100 and was not sure how the Pulsare would handle with 17"+ of set back. Did you run the boat?? Maybe Wildman can chime in...Randy, have you experimented with different setbacks on the Pulsare 2100??

 

[kct11]

jupiter, the picture was from a boat i was looking at. i have no idea what the added setback would do for the handling of the boat. from what others say in this thread, put the extra 12 inches in there.

 

[WILDMAN]

I had 16.5 on mine and run 10" and 12" on others. They all run better than the 5". I like the bigger setback. It seems to handle high speeds better, but the bow rise is a bit more when getting on plane.