raquettelaker2
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- Jul 8, 2009
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We have a 1993 Four Winns 210 Horizon. It's a gorgeous boat for its age and is powered by a stern-drive 5.8l OMC Cobra Ford V8 with "multiport electronic fuel injection."
This year we have been having an absolute miserable time getting skiers out of the water. The boat just doesn't have the balls to do it! It's a damn heavy boat but it's always been able to pull people out of the water pretty easily. We did hit a rock with our stainless prop a few years ago so we have a cheaper aluminum prop on it, which I understand the blades can flex a bit more under acceleration of the boat. But I'm also realizing we've also been cheaping out on gas. The only gas dock on our lake only sells 93 octane and recognizes that they can get away with charging over $5.00/gallon for it, so we bought a 12-gallon wheeled gas jug and fill it on land. Pretty sure we've been using 87 octane. Haven't noticed any pinging or knocking, but would this greatly reduce the power output of the engine?
This year we have been having an absolute miserable time getting skiers out of the water. The boat just doesn't have the balls to do it! It's a damn heavy boat but it's always been able to pull people out of the water pretty easily. We did hit a rock with our stainless prop a few years ago so we have a cheaper aluminum prop on it, which I understand the blades can flex a bit more under acceleration of the boat. But I'm also realizing we've also been cheaping out on gas. The only gas dock on our lake only sells 93 octane and recognizes that they can get away with charging over $5.00/gallon for it, so we bought a 12-gallon wheeled gas jug and fill it on land. Pretty sure we've been using 87 octane. Haven't noticed any pinging or knocking, but would this greatly reduce the power output of the engine?
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