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5500 I'm turning 5 flat now. I might try what said, but I am easily disrtracted when I hit water, my mind set is on fishing.

Runs an average 32 wot now. That's plenty fast for getting from honey hole to honey hole! Thanks though.

Tried a larger pitch size prop, no luck Lowered trim, moved motor closer to transom. No luck. Switched fuel lines, boat ran 28mph wot with a bunch of bow raise, brought trim back to third hole"where it use to be" bow raise was minimal wot 33mph! Thank you everyone

I have outlined that the only changes made were to the spark plugs fuel filter, lower unit oil. Also i have mentioned "The weight has not changed much only one extra person, my son who weighs 100 lbs". I suppose ill trouble shoot on my own and post the fix.

It is both a motor question and a basic boat question. If it can't be you can take it down. Thanks :)

The motor is a manual trim, and has been ran in the same location every time i have had it out, 3rd hole from the transom (6 total). I believe it is capable of running 28 consistently. The issue is it has been running 18-20 MPH and wont go past that. The weight has not changed much only one...

Compression on all 4 cylinders checked out(from top to bottom of power head): 94,93,92,92. Next on the list will be fuel delivery. I was also thinking it might be due to weight distribution? Does anyone else have a 16' aluminum with marine grade plywood decking and carpet, running a 40hp or...

Just ran a few calculators and saw that with my prop i have on now i should be hitting 27 WOT. I am consistently running 17-20mph WOT, is this a combination of weight, and prop issue? or is it a engine issue? 1989 mercury 50 hp 2 stroke (classic) HP/Model WOT RPM Gear Ratio 50 Classic...

Hi everyone, I have been running this little 16' aluminum boat for a few weeks now. It has been running pretty strong since i have had it, but i recently started really opening it up (more than 1/2 throttle). The issue is that it has only really gotten on plane once, took a few seconds (about...

Hi everyone, I have been running this little 16' aluminum boat for a few weeks now. It has been running pretty strong since i have had it, but i recently started really opening it up (more than 1/2 throttle). The issue is that it has only really gotten on plane once, took a few seconds (about...