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Yeah I think its off also. It a 18f Volvo penta i/o Ranger tri hull. Seems to run and work great! I went a head and bought it for 1000 bucks. Seems like a really good deal!

Hi. Maybe someone here knows how to convert this cuz I don't! Looking at a different boat but I do not trust the tach. Seemed to only be reading about 1/2 what it should but I dunno. So 17P prop, 1:6.1 gear ratio and GPS said 31mph at 2000rpm That seam right?

Well Data does trump opinion all the time :wink:

That's my guess also!

If Rusty503 is removed I would like to be added in his spot:D

I have a 1957 14 crestliner. Very much like yours. I would say minamum would be 25hp to begin enjoying it. With a 35 HP I was getting 24mph(GPS). 15hp would be anemic and just to under powered for me but then im a little bit of a speed freak! Now have a 50hp with console steer. All the 14 foot...

Staples, Velcro the sticky back kind?

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Over the last month or so I have been tinkering around with my boat layout. I have it setup mostly the way I want it. Nice thing is I can try it out what ever way I want as nothing is permanent right now and the whole inside will be coming out this winter so I can do the job right! The only...

Thanks Pappy. Im leaning towards a complete rebuild. For the money I don't think I can find a better deal then I would end up with if I do a major overhaul. Other then a unknown fatigue issue a engine that is rebuilt should last just as long as a new engine in my experience but 2 strokes...

So Pappy, After reading several of your posts over the last few months I have grown to respect your opinion so im going to ask you directly. Im pretty mechanically inclined. I grew up in the Auto/Semi repair business and now in the aircraft repair (Mechanic) and after taking a close look at it I...

650 in neutral

That's true but at what point is compression to low to idle? Seems to me that once compression reaches a certain point it will not be able to create enough vacuum to suck in enough fuel/air to even run and I think im close to that but maybe im just paranoid. As I said my engine seems to run...

So after taking it to the lake the only difference I noticed was a slightly better idle but nothing to wright home about. I have some seafoam mixed with the fuel also.

True enough and I'm working on that right now

After looking at my original paper work that came with this engine Looks like I need a 10DX16P prop. Chart says 34-40mph on 13-16Foot boat weighing 900-1400 pounds Sound about right?

So my boat had a 80 35hp Johnson engine on it with a 10.1/4x14p prop on it and would do 28mph Now boat has a 83 50hp merc. It came with the same size prop and will still only do 28mph as it should with the same prop size. BUT im afraid to just go WOT for fear of ripping my transom off or the...

Well decarbed it but really not Mutch crid came out. Lotsa smoke through. Let it run until it cleared some, maybe 10 minutes then the wife started complaining so I turned it off. We will see if that helped anything Wednesday when I can get to the lake.

That's exactly my plan!

It was tested properly. I helped I made sure the throttle was WOT and yes it has a fully charged battery. I am going to try decarbing tomorrow after work. Im sure it has never been done so probably needs it anyway.