i just bought a used boat with a Yamaha 150 four stroke and it is lacking power .

Summit151

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i just bought a used 2005 sylvan 18ft aluminum fishing boat with a 2005 Yamaha four stroke motor. when you got on the gas the motor did not sound healthy at all. i could only get it up to 3900 rpms and 34 mph. i think that this motor should be able to got better and reach higher rpms. any ideas why this would be happening???
 

Ernest T

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Re: i just bought a used boat with a Yamaha 150 four stroke and it is lacking power .

Should be hitting close to 6000 rpms if proped correctly. You are way over proped or have problem with the engine or combination of the two. What size prop are you running?
 
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