redneck joe
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odd. any further help from me would require and on site evaluation and a beer or two.
Very odd. It's acting like the cables inside the sheath are stretched. Or and this is what I think it is. The cheap Chinese controls have a lot of slop. Forward has enough travel to over come it but reverse doesn't. My other option is to put a return spring on the throttle assembly in the motorodd. any further help from me would require and on site evaluation and a beer or two.
I'm in Western Mdman those are some hefty slabs. where you at?
Yeah they were nice. We caught about a dozen over 4 hoursWish the crappies got that size around here
She helped with the boat from the beginning never complained never said it was to much work or to much money just enjoyed it.Congratulations on getting married!! And going fishing the same day lol. Wife is obviously a keeper.
I am hitting the bottom if the RPM range for WOT. 4750-5250 is what mind has for a range and I am at about 4800.Last time we were out was the first time the boat got no attention. Probably because we were at a big lake with people who had $200,000 wake surfing boats lol. Comes with the territory of restoring these old gems!
If you want to eke some more performance out of your motor, a stainless prop would probably be the best next step. Or if you arent reaching max rpm’s at WOT, changing the pitch. Ive been looking at new props for my boat to dial in the new motor. 35mph seems to be about the max these hull shapes can achieve which is what Im currently getting at WOT.
I have my weight balanced pretty well I can hold plane down to about 15mph and I can get on plane at 1\4 throttle it takes a min but you can feel her crawling up outta the water. And I know it's a few hundred pounds heavier. She would cruise with that 90hp.Hmmm you may not get much more out of the motor by changing the pitch, hard to say without trying. Doesnt sound like SS is wise if you know there are rocks around.
Never heard of these hulls breaking 40mph!! My new merc 75 is getting me to 35mph in slight chop. Trying a turning point hustler next which supposedly lowers the rpms a little with the same pitch/3 blades due to aggressive cupping. Higher pitch tends to go faster than lower pitch, just may take longer to get there. Next thing you could look at is your slip too. The turning points are supposed to help with slip.