Hi, I am looking for advice on the motor position I will be using 6384 Saite for now with foil drive prop placed on 48’’ body board
I’ve spend some evening reading through multiple builds but couldn’t still get a clear idea on on what’s recommended for:
- Distance from the rear of the board to the beginning of the prop
- Distance between center line of motor pod to the bottom of the board
I’ve found following messages:
Possible answers for question 1:
Konutz: Roughly half the distance of the total boad length and behind the nose rocker. I may move this back towards the tail slightly to get the nose up slightly when it planes.
Konutz: ill move the engine back an inch to get a little more nose lift
Strongarm: the prop approx 50mm inboard from rear of the board.
Possible answers for question 2:
Konutz: 20 cm from base plate to centre of motor pod
Etien: My gong masts are cut to 230mm from the bottom of the board to the propeller center.
Rttn: 13cm (from bottom to the motor center)
There is quite a range, also some messages a quite old too. So I would appreciate if someone can share some fresh thoughts on this topic (thanks in advance)