battery wireing and gas question

[vipzach]

I want to setup dual batteries, and wanted to know if anybody has good place for instructions and a suggestion for the switch.<br /> (2) I took the boat out last weekend for the first time. If I gave it partial throttle from idle it would bog down and not go. If I gave it full throttle it would take off and get on plane, and then I could throttle back down some and be OK. Boat just didn't seem to have the power that it should. I could only get 3800 RPM running 35 mph(according to gage). A friend of mine said it sounds like maybe I have a little water in the gas tank and suggested to put some HEET in it. Does that sound right or do I need to check something else? <br />It is 3.0 Merc with Alpha 1 gen 1, 17" SS Rapture prop. Thanks

 

[tommays]

Re: battery wireing and gas question

see what the sell here at the iboat mall<br /><br />with the blended gas i would get a real water sepator filter at 35 dollars or so<br /><br /> STUFF you add just hides the water and makes it hard to filter out<br /><br />if it reached WOT before ?? what have you tinkered with and has it had a real tune up (timeing and all that other stuff)<br /><br />i run a 17 in on a heavy 20 ft and the 3.0 revs to high but i need it because i run it a lot with a full load<br /><br /><br />tommays

 

[vipzach]

Re: battery wireing and gas question

I just bought this boat a few months ago. I used a little pump with a hose attached and tried to get all of the old gas(had been sitting for two years) I was affraid HEET may not help, but I just filled the tank Sunday and wanted to avoid dumping it all out. I am planning to add a water seperator.<br />I don't know if it how high the WOT was before, just figured it should be higher with a 17" prop. <br />The carb was reacently rebuilt, new plugs, and timing is right on.

 

[novicetech]

Re: battery wireing and gas question

Vis, I have a 17.5 ft imperial with a 3.0 and alpha 19p prop and can get 5000 rpms out with two people in the boat running about 42 on the unreliable speedo. How big\heavy is the boat, I would think you should get at least 4600 to 4800, which is reccommended max rpms for the 3.0 litre.

 

[vipzach]

Re: battery wireing and gas question

It a 17.5 VIP Vision, I would guess around 3500 pounds.