Vector engine height?

[STELLIX]

I have one, I just need to hook it up. I tried the tan wire coming from the control box and it didn't work. I'm going to try the tan with blue stripe next. If it doesn't work I'll find somewhere to put a sender.

[XstreamVking]

At the motor end there should be a tan wire w/bullet connector from the sender and another one going into the harness. Connect them together. Tan wire at control should work.

[STELLIX]

I'll check it again. Thanks for the help!

[XstreamVking]

Also check the over heat alarm to make sure it functions correctly. Ground the buzzer to confirm it works. Ground it at the motor to check it. Also could put the sender in some boiling water to confirm it all works.

[STELLIX]

Is the buzzer in the control box?

[XstreamVking]

In the control box or on the harness under the dash....Small, black, about the size of a plastic bottle cap...

[STELLIX]

I measured my engine height using your method. Assuming the point of my nose cone is center of the prop shaft I had it about 1/2" above the bottom of the pad. I dropped it 1" so it's about 1/2" below the pad now and I'll go up from there. Could it being above the pad cause my handling problems ?

[texasvector]

If prop shaft is 1/2" below bottom now....try it from there....youll go up 1/4" at a time.....like he said above....DON'T ovetrim

[STELLIX]

Could running it too high cause it to handle bad?

[texasvector]

If over trimmed ...yes!

But THE BOAT IS GONNA WALK....AINT NO WAY AROUND IT BUT TO LEARN TO DRIVE IT....can u minimize it...yes!...but it gonna happen

[STELLIX]

I wasn't over trimmed at all, I actually had it tucked under a little and it was still throwing a pretty good rooster tail . It was running pretty flat , almost felt like it needed more bow lift. I tried trimming it up slowly but the only thing that changed was the size of the tail. It almost felt like the ass end was trying to come around instead of chine walking. My old Varmint would chine walk but it could rock the steering wheel a little and get through it most of the time. I don't have the balls to run this one hard for more than a few seconds and I'm really not going very fast

[texasvector]

Ass end trying to come around...that means too high or over trimmed or both

Remember srx is 14.25" diameter....gonna run lower than 14.5

Make a pass next time out ....post pics or vid

[STELLIX]

I've got a video of it from yesterday but I can't get it to upload

[STELLIX]

Could the relieved exhaust cause any issues besides noise? I've never seen one cut out like this one

[STELLIX]

There is a rectangle hole cut out just to the to the rear of the lower water pick up hose