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Can someone tell me how their boat runs out, rpms, best prop you've used, etc? Thank you in advance. We have been doing repairs to ours and I'm just looking for someone with the same setup and how well their boat runs.
I have a couple questions.
1) I have a 200 on a Skeeter bass boat, both are 1997. We rebuilt and cleaned the carbs. What settings have you guys found best to start at? Right now they are set by the book.
2) WOT rpm 5600 to 5700?
3) any specific prop anyone seen that works best?
Guys I have a 48hp (J48E) I believe. Forgot to write the numbers down. What's the name of the part that distributes the fuel between both carbs after the pump, and where can I get a new on?
Hey guys I just join the forum.
I have a 1989 Tracker tx17 with a classic fifty 45hp. I am running a 11 pitch prop and getting 26 mph at 5500 rpm. When I take off the engine runs to 5000 and will stay there for 200 feet roughly, then you feel a bump to the boat as it grabs good water and takes...
