88 Sprint bass boat

[mickyryan]

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​was hoping to test it today but rained all afternoon ugh!

 

[Baylinerchuck]

Dog gone that motor looks massive. Really like the paint.

 

[kcassells]

Are they both the same length motors. Hard to tell. I don't have all the angles. But I'm sure knowing your work it's FINE!

 

[mickyryan]

yep same length shaft wise
here is my issue atm one of 2 .... i dont fit ! roflmao!

second issue is it stalls when i try to put into gear, wondering if its in controls, runs great idles great around 700 in water

 

[mickyryan]

have to say she looked great on the water, just wish the shifting into gear thing was working id been flying across water

 

[Baylinerchuck]

Is 700 rpm too low? I think my Johnson 2 stroke idled at 900, then 700 in gear.

 

[mickyryan]

That might be it plus it seems prop is a 22pitch that seems wrong esp for this boat

 

[kcassells]

No problem Bro...just take out the front seat. As usual a clean fast project !:yo::yo:

 

[mickyryan]

well got stator replaced today and we have a winner! i took boat down to ramp fired it up put in gear and she didint stall , the idle was a lil low so i moved it to 800 rpm at idle after warm up, the old stator had frayed wiring you couldn't see until you moved things around a bit i believe that wiring finally had touched something and shorted

 

[chevymaher]

well got stator replaced today and we have a winner! i took boat down to ramp fired it up put in gear and she didint stall , the idle was a lil low so i moved it to 800 rpm at idle after warm up, the old stator had frayed wiring you couldn't see until you moved things around a bit i believe that wiring finally had touched something and shorted

That is exactly what the nail in the coffin for my boat was with the last owner. I found a wire to the pertinex that shorted to the body and fried the electrical sensor. I called pertinex and discussed it with them. Congrats on finding and fixing the electrical gremlin.

 

[kcassells]

Looking like you're keeping busy between the 2 boats. Keep at it you'll get the bugger figured out.

 

[sphelps]

Mick, just mount a pedestal seat and steer with your feet .. :joyous: :bolt:

 

[mickyryan]

it happend! successful launch and i was able to drive it!
67 mph@3k yup got scared there was a lil chop and headwind lol but friend shot a video but this is my pov for now.
https://youtu.be/4GnsFkJ1hII

 

[mickyryan]

Mick, just mount a pedestal seat and steer with your feet .. :joyous: :bolt:

got jokes sir!

 

[gm280]

it happend! successful launch and i was able to drive it!
67 mph@3k yup got scared there was a lil chop and headwind lol but friend shot a video but this is my pov for now.
https://youtu.be/4GnsFkJ1hII

WOW, your video brought back memories when I had my Bass Boat. You seriously have to watch well ahead when going that fast to read the water and the crosswinds. And I did that one day when it was raining. It felt like BB being shot at me.

Not everyone can drive a high speed boat. You don't allow just anybody to drive it, or if you do, don't go with them.

 

[mickyryan]

WOW, your video brought back memories when I had my Bass Boat. You seriously have to watch well ahead when going that fast to read the water and the crosswinds. And I did that one day when it was raining. It felt like BB being shot at me.

Not everyone can drive a high speed boat. You don't allow just anybody to drive it, or if you do, don't go with them.

yep as soon as i felt the winds get stronger and noticed chop ahead i knew a gust was coming and backed off , was a thrilling ride for sure

 

[sphelps]

Wow! 67 mph that's pretty fast ! Did you try to trim down to stop the porpoising ?

 

[mickyryan]

yeah but it really settled down after a bit it was just somones wake that had spread out across lake that caused it at first, might benifit from a wail tail or tabs not sure witch because hull is angled at back

 

[Slager]

Nice!

 

[gm280]

Does this hull have a jack plate on it? If not, you could gain a lot be adding one.