AH HAH!!
So being as how i can't let things go at all. i started looking into props...Turns out the T50TLR Yamaha High Thrust that has the 2.33 gear ratio is supposed to use a 15 spline 14-15"dia prop. I thought this was rather funny due to the fact that when i looked up the part number for...
Prop thing is driving me crazy so i went out and took some pics of what is on the boat now. It's a 10 1/2" x 13p SS Vengeance 3-blade.
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one more question i have and i know this sounds crazy but hear me out. Last fall during duck season i was driving the boat and thought something was wrong because it was big time losing power. turns out with my waders i couldnt even feel that i was stepping on the fuel line. Reason i bring...
Is there any way to bump the horse power in the boat. I was looking at the specs for the 60 and the 50 from yamaha and they share the exact same compression, bore and stroke. That only leaves the cam and carbs...Didn't know if it would be possible to hop-up the ponies in my little 50?
Thanks for the advice guys.
I have to travel out of town next week but hopefully will be able to raise motor and retest this friday before i leave. Come to think of it i do notice alot of splash up from the cav plate while on plane.
The boat is rated for up to a 115HP motor, and i'm not...
The boat has a 50 horse "high Thrust" (which basically means it uses a 2.33:1 instead of a 1.88:1 final gear in the lower unit) and i run a 13p prop so i would have thought it would have enough...I'm gonna throw a tach on it this weekend and see what it's actually putting out. Better to know...
I know i have never posted here before, but here is my problem. I am a diesel technician so i'm pretty handy with these sort of things usually, but this one has me a little taken back. first lets go through a little history.
Bought my 2003 WeldBilt 18x60 flat bottom boat 2 years ago for a...