FORUM RULES UPDATED - The forum rules have been updated to continue to provide a friendly and safe environment for our member community. Please take a moment to review the updated rules and our terms of use and privacy policy. Click here for Forum Rules which has links to the 'terms of use' and 'privacy policy'.
In Other News . . .
You will notice a few enchancements to the forums to make your experience better. These include: Email Notifications, Thread Previews, Thread Starter Notation, and Emoji Options on the 'Like' icon. . .
Additionally, the merchant portions of the website have been updated and are now operational. . . . Check out iBoats for all your boating gear.
well it looks like 5880 rpm's is the best I can get it. is there any thing else I can do to get another 1000 RPM's??? can't seem to find the other 1000 rpm's
5-6 K are the wot numbers for that engine wether being 2 or 4 strokes ones. You're already at the very limit assuming lightly loaded and with you alone. Going 1 pitch less will give much more that 120 rpm needed to be top, will over rev....
Get some small weight off that boat and you'll be at 6 K.
I must have had another senior moment I ment 120 not 1000rpms Thanks again. It does really good It's idol is fairly good but not slow enough, I'll fix that.
Turn idle screw CCW to a point that when shifting forward you hear a dry clak gear engament and engine dosen't die when at load, adjust as needed to achieve this cond.
