77 Sesprite Trihull w/78 Merc 115 horse?

[Barn]

Hi all, I just bought this boat/motor combo, has power trim too. I was wondering If I got a good deal at $900.00 I havent been able to take it out yet, but it fired up right off the bat, idled fine. Also how fast might this thing go. It is a TriHull I think is the term, 17' I was hoping to use it as a ski boat, and fishing boat! I appreciate any comments Thanks!<br /> Barn

 

[corm]

Re: 77 Sesprite Trihull w/78 Merc 115 horse?

Hi Barn,<br />I think you got a good deal. The boat will work fine for fishing and sking. Speed is hard to tell, but should be around 40 MPH.<br />I hope you had a motor muff on when you started it so the rubber water pump impeller was not getting burnt up by running it dry.<br /><br />...have fun...corm

 

[Barn]

Re: 77 Sesprite Trihull w/78 Merc 115 horse?

Hey Corm! Thanks alot for the reply.<br /> I took the boat out for the first time today. "I did use some earmuffs to start it"<br /> But as to the speed, you are right on. Right about 40 I would say. Tried a little fishing, But not a darn bite. 39'F here. I Have never tried fishing in this cold before, So I'm just guessing as what type of bait to use. Evidently the jigs, and lewers were'nt working. hehehe<br /> Any Idea what type of prop that would give me the best performance? The one I had is older, and works well, but I'm sure they have improved these over the years for sking and such. <br /> Thanks again for the time!:Barn

 

[corm]

Re: 77 Sesprite Trihull w/78 Merc 115 horse?

Hi Barn,<br />I've fished Lake Egypt way down in the southern part of the state and caught a lot of fish this early,Rend wasn't so good to us,but it was colder and real windy that day.<br />It was fun any way. Buy the end of the month you'll be getting them good.

<br />As for a prop,it is hard to say. I would guess that a 19" pitch would be a good general prop. You really need a tachometer to tell for shure. For sking a one size smaller pitch may work better, just depends on the load in the boat. I like to run mine about 3500-4000 RPM for the best sking performance. This gives me +-30mph, but over 6000 rpm wide open.Top RPM for the motor is 5500 RPM. This is why a tachometer is a good idea. Stainless Steel props work a little better,but you need to know where you are going on the lake or river. They don't bend very easy (like AL.)and can break things.<br /><br /><br />------------------<br />...have fun...corm<br /><br />cubic inches = power<br />power = speed<br />speed = FUN