what hp and posible speed my boat and weird engine combo?

[badman]

Yo.
Has anyone got any idea of the speed my boat will do or what bhp it might be?
got the whole lot for 50 pounds and it didn't come with no manual man!

its a pretty light owens 17ft speedboat with no cabin, just a perspex windscreen.
80 Litre fuel tank in the front and a 2 litre v4 petrol engine in the back connected to an omc sringer outdrive with 3 blade prop.

boat has 2 pulling eyelts in the transom and i would certainly like to wake board or ski behind it.
i imagine i can get a 'Y' attachment from both eyelts to a rope etc?
thanks

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: what hp and posible speed my boat and weird engine combo?

Post some photos of everything. I used to have a 15ft Owens over 20 years ago when I still lived in England.

 

[timdan94]

Re: what hp and posible speed my boat and weird engine combo?

I use one of these. They work pretty well.

http://www.iboats.com/Airhead_Tow_Demon/dm/*******.688577459--**********.605393484--view_id.237610

 

[Arabian180]

Re: what hp and posible speed my boat and weird engine combo?

The description of that engine sounds like one of the old Evinrude V4's
like the old Evinrude Playmates
I think it was rated at 90hp. Plenty enough to ski behind for me.

 

[badman]

Re: what hp and posible speed my boat and weird engine combo?

Post some photos of everything. I used to have a 15ft Owens over 20 years ago when I still lived in England.

sure. it's a dusty ol tub, soon to see some fresh paint.
here goes....

pics attached and there's always the link:
http://www.tribidium.com/matt/red-boats2.html
http://www.tribidium.com/matt/red-boats.html

 

[badman]

Re: what hp and posible speed my boat and weird engine combo?

I use one of these. They work pretty well.

http://www.iboats.com/Airhead_Tow_Demon/dm/*******.688577459--**********.605393484--view_id.237610

looks good. cheap too. i like the buoyant rope at the transom end etc.
cheers

 

[timdan94]

Re: what hp and posible speed my boat and weird engine combo?

I have 2 of them I bought one and then someone gave me one. I like the cable ones over the rope ones.

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: what hp and posible speed my boat and weird engine combo?

Hull looks very much like my old Owens.

 

[badman]

Re: what hp and posible speed my boat and weird engine combo?

and here's a bow shot... napolean! where for art thou napolean!

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: what hp and posible speed my boat and weird engine combo?

Looks a little like the titanic bow rail from the movie !!!!