If you had a "Big Johnson"

**NICE PAIR** · 11-01-2018, 05:42 PM

Would you start your need for speed with the cavitation plate below the bottom of the boat, even with the bottom, or 1" above the bottom? (lets call it a delta pad bottom)

Thanks guy's, its been quite a while for me. NP

**flabum1017** · 11-01-2018, 06:29 PM

Depends on the boat and the prop you wanna use..... but al in all.... the cav plate will always be above the bottom of the boat.....

**Don Dieago** · 11-02-2018, 08:26 AM

Lmao!

**XstreamVking** · 11-02-2018, 08:35 AM

1'' is a safe bet with a variety of props. You don't want your johnson to be over exposed to air cause it will get hot....Nobody wants a overheated johnson. Big or little size....

**Will hedrick** · 11-02-2018, 04:11 PM

If you start surfacing, you might want to pin the carrier bearing.

**rude tim** · 11-09-2018, 02:22 PM

The boat make and size makes a huge difference. On my 20’ Stoker I ran the prop shaft 1”above the pad now on my 26’ Advantage party cat with a V8 E-Rude I tried to go up until the top pick up hole in the lower was level with the pad and it was 1” to high and would not carry the bow.