1975 evinrude hustler 75 hp. The motor has 2 .030's in it. I just bolted the thing on, set the timing at 20 degrees and ran the **** out of it. It handles fine in a straight line, but does'nt turn for beans. I bought it to race in the V-75 class, but going to use a viper instead. I ran the motor on the transom, up and down, plus a 4 inch and a 6 inch set back. It wails along with the 6 inch the best.

It'll have a 12 inch 150 inline merc on it next spring.

*hey hst4me , what kind of 75 horse do you have ? ive never heard of a husler ? do you have any mods done to it? hows the boat handle at that kind of speed?
*the boat was set up for a 20'' but i made the transome higher and am putting a jack plate on just so i have plenty of adjustment to play with .
* no the boat didn't have a core from the factory , the ply that was put in afterword doesn't really concern me since the boat wasn't cored to begin with , and the stringers and floor that i put in are much stronger that the factory seemed to be.

I think the ply is just in the floor. I don't think vixens have a core.

Vixen;
WELCOME

what was the transom dimension before you started , are they not set up for 20" ??

Get rid of the plywood!!! Pust some Bulsa in there at least.

I would get rid of the ply, someone tried that on mine and when I cut the laminant off, it was barely adhered to the hull, not good. This is something real important for boats that run at speed. Delam is dangerous at speed let alone it could sink. I would be leary of it. JMO. By the way, Welcome
Rick.

Nice boat Vixen85. I'm doing a resto on a Vulture right now. Asking a lot of the same questions. I am not planing a top off restore but you can see my WIP thread about what I'm doing. Welcome. Bill

Thats movin in that little boat.

I have a 75 hustler on mine.. 6 inch set back and a 24 raker. Runs 68-72 depending if it's a good day for the motor or not. Not much a turner though.

im from north branch mn ,the boat is at my buddys shop the sign is just some old sign from a shop he used to work at , actually the boat was not cored , someone had made an attempt at stiffining up the hull by glassing in some plywood on the sides ,the wood was still good in that part of the boat so i just ran some more glass over it when putting in the floor. i actualy have a
75 horse three cylinder to put on it , not sure how it will go with that engine on it, guess i'll find out . like i said earlier this is my first boat and everything i've done to this boat has been from suggestions from our fiberglass guy at work and research i've done online , so if anyone has any suggestions for this build expecialy for the engine and how to get this boat to go fast let me know.