Recent content by rotus623

Thats sick bro. Wish I could have seen it on your last trip down here......

Yea a 60/40 on that boat is gonna be a dog IMO.

What is the model stamp on the jet foot? It should have a little tag on the port side just in front of the nozzle.

So I had the 65hp impeller in my pump and she was winding up a little higher than I wanted. I picked up a used 80hp impeller that had been polished and had a little work on it, and shimmed it out .020 off a fresh liner. Hole shot is now at 1.5 boat lengths, rpms came down, and we are running...

Im with Andy, that small of a boat would be much more suited for an inline triple. Would be fun with this ol V4 back there though!! I know that these V4 motors are everywhere and relatively cheap and sometimes free. I like the availability. Yamaha 75-90 triple.......... Much harder to find. And...

What year Johnson do you have? All of the 4 cyl crossflow 90-115's from 1978-1998 weigh 315 with a jet foot. If you have a newer 60 degree it may be more. I wouldn't use a jack plate, but the power lift like I have used as it doesn't add any set back. You want to avoid setback if you can. Worst...

Never had that big of a motor on a boat that size. The bottom of this boat is 54", and with me and two other guys back there catfishing she still has plenty of freeboard. I have the start battery, 12 gal of fuel, and another passenger back there and she hops right up on plane and rolls out. We...

Hey man, where are you located?

Yep Im with Andy. Its hard to get anywhere with a jet smaller than 40hp. That 25/20 is about as small as they come. That being said, there are still plenty of people that want em. Slap her on a 1448 jon boat for a one man rider and shes a lot of fun. I had mine on a mod-v polarkraft, 1648. It...

You still got this? Ill take it

I had a SUPER clean 2000 25/20 jet tiller steer. It was a factory jet. Ran perfectly. I had it on CL for $2750 and I had a guy in texas called me and told me he wanted it badly and would pay me $3000 plus shipping. Well, he paid me by paypal and once the money cleared I shipped it off. He paid...

Oh yea! The 65hp impeller is in there now, I need to order the 80hp one. I may be able to come up a hole with some fins because I didnt cavitate one bit with her. Id like to spend a little time fine tuning her but its flathead season so I may just let her eat for now. Just got a Structure Scan...

Well fellas, after 5 months of using up much of my spare time and energy on this conversion, she is finally ready to roll!! Got her set up and installed this past Friday and took her to the water on Sunday. Had her weighed down at tournament weight and we were doing 32mph. 2 People, 3 batteries...

Looks good man. You gonna UHMW the bottom or risk it?

So plans have changed. I am slapping the 80 jet (65) on the grizzly. Shes rated for 75HP so I think shell handle her. Got tired of looking for a decent hull. I have decided to get a fiberglass CC with my 7 grand and just slap this motor on the Grizz and take my 50hp off there.