I’m considering putting a BF50 or BF60 on my new Alumacraft and I’m trying get a good hole shot without losing too much top end. Is the Honda BLAST feature a gimmick or does it noticeably improve hole shot?
I’m considering putting a BF50 or BF60 on my new Alumacraft and I’m trying get a good hole shot without losing too much top end. Is the Honda BLAST feature a gimmick or does it noticeably improve hole shot?
Do not take this the wrong way because I love my Honda and it is by far the best outboard I have owned. However Blast is a joke, Honda's in general are just very hard to prop. I have found you either prop it for hole shot or top end but I have not found a prop that will do both. What I have done so far is prop mine to get on plane with a very heavy load knowing i'm giving up about 2mph. When I go up just one pitch I can't even get on plane running heavy.Originally Posted by Hook_settr
Not sure if its a Joke or not, Might be worse without the blast??? Only way to know is to find a way to turn it off and see how it performs without it.
Thanks for the responses.
It depend on how your boat is set up. My 2017 40hp honda on a 17ft seaark tunnel style hull holeshot just fine under 1.5ft of water. But its a tunnel hull so the motor sits pretty high. Is yours a deep v?
97 Ranger r82 with 05 honda bf150, Helix 10 mega link with 1198c, Ultrex 80. Fish hard and keep hooking.
I got a Honda 50 last fall,and I feel that BLAST is no gimmick.Far better performing than the previous carbed model,which was a dog.I re-powered from a 50 Yamaha 2-stroke,and performance is close.But fuel usage is far more better.If you gradually advance the throttle,you won't notice it.But if you snap it,you can feel the kick pretty good.I run a Seaark 1660 tunnel and run a 14" pitch Yamaha black stainless prop from previous motor.
i have a 2013 bf40 on a 14' fibreglass runabout. no blast. i found it hard to get the engine height and trim dialled in with a 3 blade prop. i have gone to a 4 blade 12" pitch prop and now get the hole shot and control i wanted. not a fast boat but great stern lift and grip and it performs very well with a light or heavy load.
fuel economy is just incredible. 12mpg at 25 mph.
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