I've been reading many good reviews about the easy troller plate, most of the reviewers say they cut a notch in the plate which brings the plate up to a 45 degree angle for improved performance, if anyone has info and could provide a picture of this I'd very much appreciate this. Want to make sure I cut the notch in the correct place. Thank You
Make sure you don't mount it too close to the prop. I have one that came on the motor when I bought it second hand and it was mounted too close and stalled out the engine because of exhaust issues from the prop. Talked to some guys on here and one suggested cutting a hole in the plate so exhaust can escape thus not causing the stall. I haven't done this yet, so I'll let ya know how it goes. Have not heard about cutting a notch though.. in the bottom so maybe prop wash pushes it up? Is that what you mean?
At the mouth of the river at Sebago in the Spring, it's East to West unless you want a beating from the rest!
The plate comes with 2 notches from the factory. Full out/unengaged and full down/engaged. Mirror the notch size for those and make one in the middle of the two to split the difference for more adjustability at 45 degrees. At the full down, I can troll to .4-.8 mph with my 50hp Honda 4 stoke carb. Middle notch, 1.0-2.0 or so, and the boat itself without the plate engaged can get around 2.0 depending on the wind. Frig dragging buckets. I’ll take a picture if I have the time. It’s pretty self explanatory.
It's in the fully shut trolling mode as the plate is down as it's the only way it will fit in my garage. Next tab that was created will make the plate angle out at a 45 degree angle. Next tab is completely flat for high speed cruising.