Had the high five 5 blade prop. Ended up being a 25 pitch. 6 people and pulling a tube made 20 mph at wot running 3500 rpm max. Mercury told me I need the black max 16x14 pitch 3 blade prop. Same 6 people and 1 on tube got me to 26mph at 4600 rpm. And it cavitates during a somewhat sharp turn...
Just got a new tach for our boat which has a 96 Mercury 150 xr6 on it. Tach goes to 8k. The pontoon boat had a mid 80s Mercury 50 when I got it without a working tach. I then put a 2000 Mercury 225 EFI on, which proved to be too much so I traded to the 150. Motor is much smoother but I have no...
Ok for those of you who have helped me a great deal with this project, you wanted to know what my 06 Bentley cruise 240 with a 96 Mercury 150 xr6 would do with the high five stainless 21 pitch prop on it. Well it's fantastic out of the hole but as soon as it turns it is terrible. Top speed is 21...
Hello again all. In my other topic I had bought an 06 24 ft Bentley pontoon. Turns out it was rated at 150 hp. So I did the logical thing and put an 00 Mercury 225 EFI on it. Runs fantastic. Haven't opened it up or hammered on it yet and no damage to transom or hull but I'm getting ready to pull...
I posted once an ignorant question about the merc 50 my boat came with. Got outboard running great. Went to replace impeller and found crank siezed to driveshaft. BAD. So I go buy a 2000 225 Merc EFI. Boat is an 06 24 ft Bentley. Thought maybe it would be easier for it to push with more power...
Im new here and new to boats. Also this is my first forum ever so please be patient with me. I just got a Bentley pontoon super cheap. Has an old Mercury 50 2 stroke 4 cyl. Cleaned carbs new gas expected to need new engine but turned it over anyhow and it tried to start after sitting for 3...
