Good Morning-
I just repowered my 2010 Encore Prestige 25ft pontoon. I went from a Mercury 60 outboard to a new Mercury 150 outboard. The problem I'm having is ventilation at 4k rpms. As I try to full throttle up the rpms will jump from 4k to 5k+, the boat feels like it just stopped in the water.
The new prop that came with the new motor is a 15 X 15 Mercury Enertia.
The hole shot seems just fine and there is plenty of power to move the pontoon along. I've included some pics of the new motor setup on the pontoon. The pontoons do have lifting strakes also.
Any advice would be welcomed. The boat is mostly used for transporting 6-10 people out to the nearby island to hangout, so is mostly loaded down.
Thanks very much,
Ron.
I just repowered my 2010 Encore Prestige 25ft pontoon. I went from a Mercury 60 outboard to a new Mercury 150 outboard. The problem I'm having is ventilation at 4k rpms. As I try to full throttle up the rpms will jump from 4k to 5k+, the boat feels like it just stopped in the water.
The new prop that came with the new motor is a 15 X 15 Mercury Enertia.
The hole shot seems just fine and there is plenty of power to move the pontoon along. I've included some pics of the new motor setup on the pontoon. The pontoons do have lifting strakes also.
Any advice would be welcomed. The boat is mostly used for transporting 6-10 people out to the nearby island to hangout, so is mostly loaded down.
Thanks very much,
Ron.