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70 HP motor seems underpowered. How do I troubleshoot.
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<blockquote data-quote="acolic" data-source="post: 423188" data-attributes="member: 12118"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>I finally put my 16' fishing boat back together and took it for a test drive last week. The boat is your basic 16' Alumacraft fishing boat with a 1977 7077S3 70HP 2 stroke motor and remote steering.</p><p></p><p>With 2 small kids up front and at full throttle I couldn't get the boat to go faster then 7 mph/6 knots. </p><p></p><p>I think the weight of the boat is pretty low. While there is a front and rear casting platform the casting structure was built using square hollow aluminum tubing and the platform is 3/4 plywood.</p><p></p><p>Should the boat be able to go faster then 7mph?</p><p></p><p>If so what's the best way to troubleshoot this?</p><p></p><p>thanks</p><p></p><p>Alex</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="acolic, post: 423188, member: 12118"] Hi, I finally put my 16' fishing boat back together and took it for a test drive last week. The boat is your basic 16' Alumacraft fishing boat with a 1977 7077S3 70HP 2 stroke motor and remote steering. With 2 small kids up front and at full throttle I couldn't get the boat to go faster then 7 mph/6 knots. I think the weight of the boat is pretty low. While there is a front and rear casting platform the casting structure was built using square hollow aluminum tubing and the platform is 3/4 plywood. Should the boat be able to go faster then 7mph? If so what's the best way to troubleshoot this? thanks Alex [/QUOTE]
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