Re: Yamaha 150 RPM's
Ok, got the Hustler 14 1/4 17p blade on this morning and took it to the lake. Had appx. 20 gallons of fuel, myself and my son, appx. 340 lbs. of people, and no other equipment. Noticed immediately from takeoff the difference in acceleration. Previously the motor would lug around 25k rpm's, then sloooowly move up to a peak of 34-36k rpm's depending on load. Now in about 2-3 seconds its doing 35k rpm's, peaked at 45k rpm's and a speed of 36mph measured off of gps. It got to plane so much quicker than before, previously it sometimes would never get to plane, and just squat in the water. The motor just sounded better than before too, it seemed to have that peak rpm that was missing before. It previously just sounded like it was working so hard to get to speed, but couldn't make it.
Yamaha has WOT at between 45-55k rpm's, so not quite there, but a huge improvement from before. I think I may change all the plugs, see if I notice any difference there, but am extremley happy with the results.
Thanks to all that responded and gave me ideas to fix the problem. I know some of you had wanted model number, and I keep forgetting to get that, boat's stored at my parents house.
Any other comments or suggestions are welcome.
I heard so many positive comments about the Hustler and I'm a believer. Spent $100 and change for the prop and what a difference. Am going to sell my stainless now, probably recoup what I spent on the Hustler.
Thanks again for all the advice from everyone, it feels so good being able to work on the boat myself and not having to take it to the shop for every little thing.