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If going 115 I’d buy a Suzuki for sure. I have a new 140 and my guess is the 115 SS is the exact same motor, maybe detuned and maybe not. All specs are the same. My motor is whisper quiet at idle...

I really wish Bowman would just shut up and let the anglers and guests talk. I’m sure Steve’s a great guy but he just talks and talks, interrupts the guests, talks over the anglers fishing on live...

that is a tank! Amazing stringer.

I meant to compare last night and didn’t. I don’t remember for sure what speed it would stay on plane before the foil. I want to say 20 mph. My old motor had a foil and it would hold about 18. The...

This week I installed an SE Sport hydrofoil on the DF140B. Hole-shot has greatly improved (about 5 seconds to plane now with one person, full fuel and loaded with gear). Top speed was 54.6 mph...

Analogue.

The 150 might be as good or better on gas as the 140. Cost and weight savings made me decide to go with the 140 as it’s 100 pounds lighter than the 150. I’d think the 150 would have great power as...

Totally unscientific guess, but I’d say the fuel economy in the top 25% of RPM range is twice as good as a 1993 Johnson 150. We ran around quite a lot for 5 days straight and added 10 gallons the...

Spent last week fishing and running the new motor. It’s running great and gets 54-55 with my wife and I, loaded down, full of gas. It’ll still hit the limiter pretty easy. I think I’m going to get...

That’s what I was thinking!

Removed the prop and took out all 4 plugs since I figured it would be much easier to pop them back in than take more out. Hole shot was a little better, albeit still slower than I’d hoped, but no...

I ended up getting a Mercury Trophy Plus 25” prop. I left the prop to pad at 5.5 and it seems to like it there. I’m getting 55 mph now and still hitting the limiter. Hole shot is slower. All four...

Thanks!

School me on vent plugs: I bought a Mercury Trophy prop for my Suzuki DF140. I understand the purpose of the plugs and utilizing vented plugs to enhance hole shot, but I have some questions. ...

Also, the Suzuki props have no vent holes, and from what I see neither do the Solas that fit my motor. I'm wondering if they could be modified by one of the prop guys to have vent holes added to...

I raised my motor to the highest settings on the bolt holes, which got me to 4.5" PTP. Hole shot was about the same, but the prop would lose bite when running at about 43 mph. I loved the higher...

I fish Lake Erie out of a 17’9” Javelin. I’ve been in some waves that concerned me. Whatever the measurement, they were big enough for me, but if you’re patient and keep the nose up, you can get...

As already mentioned, Clunn commented on the post that is the subject of this thread and said he completely agrees.

You’re welcome!

I’m currently at 6 5/8” prop to pad. With the current prop I can’t gain MPH, but possibly holeshot by raising the motor, but my biggest reason I want to raise the motor is due to it being so low...

Yes I’ll send it to you. PM me your address.

Thanks Fred. I’ll be updating my progress on the Suzuki page.

I was able to get the boat out today and start breaking in the new motor. The dealer set me up with a 3 blade 14x23” Suzuki prop that I figured wouldn’t be enough and it wasn’t. Holeshot is good,...

Parts are spoken for.

So that was a clickbait title. It is true however. I re-powered my boat, swapping my 1993 Johnson 150 for a new Suzuki 140. They have a "4 for 2" program where they give 10% off your purchase...