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Gatortail on PD hull?
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Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:28 pm Posts: 241 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida 
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 Gatortail on PD hull?Anyone put a Gatortail on a pd hull? I heard the transom angle of the PD is different than the GT boats. If I decided to put a GT on my 1854 Pd, would I lose performance due to transom angle?
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| Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:13 pm |
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MMT Elite Member  Joined: Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:33 pm Posts: 5603 Location: Corner of Hell an high water, La
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Re: Gatortail on PD hull? you can shim it
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| Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:14 pm |
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MMT Pro Member  Joined: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:06 pm Posts: 405
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Re: Gatortail on PD hull? If it is a short transom boat and let them raise the transom, maybe they can change the angle. I think they changed it on my GD hull when they raised it.
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| Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:21 pm |
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MMT Pro Member
Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:28 pm Posts: 241 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida
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Re: Gatortail on PD hull? No, I have the tall transom PD
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| Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:36 pm |
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:07 pm Posts: 16608
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Gatortail on PD hull? Shim it
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| Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:16 pm |
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MMT Pro Member Joined: Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:38 pm Posts: 400 Location: Pecanierre,La
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Re: Gatortail on PD hull? There are wedges made for changing the transom angle. They have been used for years on bass rigs to help out on the hole shot. Theirs a sponsor on here that I bet can make you some if you can't find them.
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| Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:23 pm |
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MMT Elite Member Joined: Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:33 pm Posts: 5603 Location: Corner of Hell an high water, La
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Re: Gatortail on PD hull? _________________ You have your whole life to be an idiot, take a day off! |
| Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:39 pm |
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:03 pm Posts: 60
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Re: Gatortail on PD hull? I suspect you will be able to trim higher but perhaps not low enough. I imagine the gt guys would know. I have a pd on a gt hull and have had several pd hulls with pd motors. I can trim further down on the gt hull. not as far up. I have the full range needed and it works great just doesn't trim as high as when I had a pd hull. I had a manual pd on this hull and it did not trim high enough. It didn't have reverse either. it was a good excuse to order a new 36 with trim and reverse.
****The manual trim situation could have been corrected with shims and/or a bigger roller on the pd. After running several with trim and reverse I hated not having either and jumped at the chance to sell it after a few hours of use. |
| Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:34 am |
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MMT Pro Member Joined: Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:38 pm Posts: 400 Location: Pecanierre,La
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Re: Gatortail on PD hull? |
| Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:03 pm |
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MMT Elite Member  Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:23 am Posts: 6233 Location: Tarkington, TX
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Re: Gatortail on PD hull? I got a boat with what i think is a 15* Tansom angle and i have a Gator Tail. It runs great. I just cant trim down as far as a GT boat with a 20* transom.
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| Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:05 pm |
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