Ok, so i was looking at wedges and they say that they are for a split bowl? Will they work on my pump or not? I dont want to buy one or two of them and then take everything apart to not have them fit. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I found the swivel for the steering cable, but was wondering if it was safe to turn the cable 90* to hook it up to the swivel?
Thanks
Ok, so i was looking at wedges and they say that they are for a split bowl? Will they work on my pump or not? I dont want to buy one or two of them and then take everything apart to not have them fit. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I found the swivel for the steering cable, but was wondering if it was safe to turn the cable 90* to hook it up to the swivel?
Thanks
This isn't why you run a wedge.
Not word for word, but verbatim, as Duane from HTP explained it to me:
Wedges are basically a calibration tool. Droop snoots add 2 bends in the water flow path...one where the droop attaches to the bowl and a second one at the nozzle mount (most droops have a +7.5* nozzle pin angle, which adds the 2nd bend in the water flow path). Usually when the diverter is in the "best MPH" position, it's angled relative to the front half of the diverter nozzle. This creates a 3rd end in the water flow path. The purpose of the wedge is to allow the diverter to be dead straight in the "best MPH" position, eliminating the 3rd bend in the flow path.
What you do is you run your boat at WOT to get the max speed, then find what diverter position gives you your best MPH.
From there you put it back on the trailer and place the nozzle in the position that gave your best MPH.
If the nozzle is DEAD STRAIGHT in this position, you don't need a wedge. If not, then follow these steps:
Referencing off of the keel, use an angle gauge to find what angle the diverter is at in the "best MPH" position.
Once this angle is found, find the angle of the diverter in the "dead straight" position.
The difference between the two is the amount of wedge you need. If the "dead straight" position is lower than "best MPH" position, you wedge up by the difference, and vice versa.
often it is for correcting handling issues...
GT
So in other words, they are commonly used as "band-aids" to cover up other issues that could be corrected by other means?Just like some people say cav plates are band-aides for an inproperly set up boat .
I do have a place diverter on the boat. I have the pump apart right now, cleaning it up and stripping the paint, polishing a few things while its down. I was going to experiment with a wedge to see if the boat will run any faster than it does right now. But i might not need one, i will probably get someone to take a picture of the boat with the diverter up so i can see how wet it rides. Oh and the boat runs the fastest with the diverter 1 notch from all the way up.