help me out

[moose288]

i went yesterday and looked at a 99 201s w-200 merc efi,i took it down the lake and at 1/4 trim i was turning 5900 rpms @ 60mph.i never got it above 1/4 trim!it had a 23p temest 3 blade prop.sounds like it needs a 25p?any suggestions?one more think i saw bout the boat was it had cracklines in the jel coat rite behind the passenger seat any suggestions on what that would cost to fix? he was asking 14,500 for the boat and i got him down to 11,000 think its worth it?

thanks, jeff (TN)

[Backlash Ar]

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[Cleveland]

Hi Jeff

Where exactly are the fractures behind the passenger seat located ?? somewhere on the cap ?? Are they in the gel only or do they run thru the metal flake ? Kinda hard to give you a price on what it would cost to have them fixed. Do they look real bad ?

[Tx 201]

Probably the prop needs to be re-cupped. Sounds like it has lost it's bite and you are getting a lot of slip. I have a '00 201 with a 23 Trophy Plus and a 200 EFI. Boat runs great, but I think a 25 would be a little much, depends on your altitude and how you are going to run your boat.

One other thing to think about is at this time of the year, (summer) you are not going to see good numbers like you would in the fall/winter/early spring. Two strokes like to run in cooler air. By the way, my boat runs best at 3/8 trim and I am 3.5 or 3.25 below the pad on a 8" jackplate. I don't want to spend the money on a 15" JP to gain a few MPHs. Lightly loaded I could hit 69 BEFORE I put a skeg guard on it, lost about 4 mph dragging that thing behind the boat. Oh well, I am sure it has saved me money in repairs.

[moose288]

hey, thanks alot guys.im glad to have a site like this

jeff

[Backlash Ar]

moose288...Instant Messgae sent in answer to your question. Hope it helps!