i have a 89 w/ a mercury 150 on the back, it does 60 but a old man told me if im not doin 70 im not gamblin/lol
i have a 89 w/ a mercury 150 on the back, it does 60 but a old man told me if im not doin 70 im not gamblin/lol
Had a 92 D.e. with a 150 yamaha that would hit 71 but that was with alot of play with the prop, and jackplate. And runnin empty!
You haven't gotten that boat going any faster yet??? It was slow at Havasu but I figured you would have worked on the setup by now. You should be able to push 70 when it's setup right.
ha ha shane whats up man how your doin , i havent done anything to it yet, i see your dad is tearing it up in the bass fed
Look up some numbers with a prop-slip calculator with the gear ratio, prop pitch, and rpms, to give you an idea. I would think 10% slip would be a good starting point.
I have a 150 hp Yamaha carb motor on a GT183. I can hit 65 mph if I am by myself. I think if speed were my only concern, I could approach 70. However, I have a 2.0 gear ratio. Many of the merc motors have a 1.87 ratio (If I remember correctly). I am running a trophy 26 pitch prop. A Merc (1.87 ratio) 150 hp probably would need to run a 23 to 25 pitch prop.
If you have a 1/2 tank of gas, 3 batteries, two people, and tackle, then 60 mph is probably doing pretty good.
Good luck
man i have 4 batteries 2 dudes{420lbs } full tankof gas and live wells and rest of gear and we do 60
With my limited experience, you are doing well with that kind of load with a 150 hp.
Good luck
It's not that big of a difference in elevation. My 96 Intimidator with a 200 ran 77 on West Point Lake in GA and it ran 77 on Lake Havasu in AZ. there may be a few hundred feet difference but not much. His boat is not set up right and he could definitely get more out of it. I wanted to give him a ride in mine but we didn't have a chance.
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