99 ficht 175, 97 champ 186. I've posted over the winter and just got the boat back about 2 weeks ago. had a motor rebuild done after 600 hours. motor was not running very good at all. long story short, worn out especially one cylander. honed out and a big box of new stuff. been out 3 times breaking in and runs just plain awesome. starts great, and idles like a charm(was a problem since birth..) when we last left last fall top speed was mid 50's(GPS) and had to stand on the front to get on plane. stalled and sputtered alot too. The guys at Andersens boat shop really did a great job.
going to Champlain for 3 days tonight and I'll give it some gas this weekend and let you know. will take some pics and let you all see the old green boat in a profile. I want to thank everyone here for the tips over the last 2 years. will update next monday...