Questions first year owning this motor and do not want to take the 4 hour or more trip back to the dealer but I have winterized my other motors just cannot figure out this motor for winterizing the lower unit. I do not see a drain or level plug anywhere.
Thanks for the help, the one video I had found earlier showed the vent on the side still. I took the prop off and took the bottom bolt out amd no oil came out so I just put it back in. Will go and take both out like the one video showed. Thanks again for all the help, always enjoy the help I get from the people here.
Pulled both bolts and no oil came out for a bit but slowly started to come out. Thanks again for all the great help.
I know I might only gain a few mph but I think if I could get to 38 or 40 might be better and not throw everyone out of the back as I punch it to head to the next spot. Lots of out of the hole thrust moves everything to the back if I am not careful how I push the throttle down. Thought this might help when pulling the kids on the tune as well can maybe control it a bit better but just looking around. Thanks for the reply.
I agree with Larry. Unless you go to a shop and really "prop" the boat trying a few different variations its splitting hair for little gains.If you want to adjust the hole shot ect then get a prop that has exhaust vent tuning. I run a 19p raker HO with tunable exhaust vents. I will warn that tuning is a pain if you run different loads on the boat.I have my vents half open, great hole shot alone but when I have people with me the prop tends to lose grip. You can hear the pitch change and mph drops 5-8 mph. The vents need to be closed more with a heavier load on my boat.This stuff gets so nuanced that the only way to go faster is a day or two of tuning after adding a very expensive jack plate. Not worth it imo.