Recent content by maximak2

Got it. Thanks for the help every one.

OK, I get it. So in theory of I put a 17p prop on it I should see a decrease in rpm with the same boat/ load/ motor. Since I am not hitting the governor at this point. My apologies if I am not clear. Hard for me to put into writing what I am thinking. I am trying to Max out the pitch on...

I guess I should ask what is stopping the motor from going past 5500 rpm the prop or the governor?

I never knew that solas were a questionable prop. Good to know. I guess the question is what is holding me back at this point. Is the ignition governed to 5500 rpm? Is the motor just out of torque to spin the prop?

Here is what I know. The tach is a factory one in the dash. I believe it's made by faria? The 50 has trim and tilt. The gear ratio is a 2.42. GPS was taken by my garmin. I used 2 different 15p props. One solas that I bought new. The other was off the 40 up. It is labeled as a 15 p. Same...

OK, I swapped motors and made it to the lake. I had the same load that I normally carry and had a solid 30mph with the 15p prop and an occasional 31 mph. But the 50 up is running at 5500 rpm wot. The lake was rough as I didn't get there early.I imagine if it was just me in the boat I would be...

Lil blue- I thought about that. But tracking down the carbs and getting the machine work done would be more costly than swapping motors. As it looks right now, I am looking at a half a days work to swap out the motors. Bolt holes should line up and the rest looks to be plug and play...

Thanks for the help. I am not sure of the rpm on the 50. I have the 40 on the boat now. The 50 is coming off another boat I am going to part out and I didn't have a tach on that boat. I guess I should just swap them and see where I end up. Then tweak it from there. I will let you know what...

Just looking for some advice, or other insight. I have a 2001 Lowe 160 with a 2001 40 hp Johnson on it(rated for a 60HP max). Boat and motor are in great condition. I also have a 96 Johnson 50hp outboard laying around. Both have tilt and trim. Not sure how many hours are on the 40 HP. The 50HP...

Looks exactly like my old starcraft. I have a 15 on mine. No issues.