Yes, I was shocked as well when they told me the weight.
It was measured without fuel
The foam under the floor? So I should break out the floor?
according to the manual, the haul should be 600lbs.
I do have a heavy wooden bench in the back, a big battery, and a stainless jackplate.
The haul is 15.6 ft by 6.2 foot wide and I had it weighed with engine at 1800lbs
I may or may not have used a dremel on this engine :))
(Srry for the bad english)
Its a Shakespeare 15.6 foot with a ever so small step in the hull, it has no pad.
I have had the chance to borrow a 23pitch prop and the boat went 52 mph (gps) at 5800 rpm. I am in search of such prop or a cleaver
Fuel use at 25mph was also better with that prop.
I have a hard time finding a prop for my 1982 Evinrude V4 90hp crossflow. I am looking for a 23 or 25 pitch prop. Currently running a 21P alloy but I am over 6000rpm at +45mph. Anyone know of a good search? ( on a '70s English 16ft boat)
I have a 1969 Johnson V4 no trim and hydro electric shift.
And a 1982 Evinrude v4 90hp with a bad engine. (broken cylinderring and took out the piston and bore.)
Could I make the 115hp engine block work on the gearcase of the Evinrude?
Or could I switch over the trim to the 115hp.
I said, WHEN they honed the bore, there will be a thicker o-ring needed. But it is less likely that it is honed.
Like I said, I will take a look into fixing next week!!
I am currently in my exams as electro-mechanics but I will keep updates on what I find when I take the lower unit apart. Given the location and weather, that is going to be a day job.
Thank you all so much for your input!
My suspect was the wrong type oil, but clearly there is more.
I am just a 20 year old, trying his best to get this old motor going again and save it from the scrap as this is what everyone around here would do. Parts have to be imported from the US.
No mechanic wants to work on these motors...
The previous owner had the engine get serviced by one of the few boat repair shops we still have in this country.
They replaced the gear oil with the standard gearcase oil, and I think that started all the problems. Even in our boat club, barely anyone knows of these hydraulic-shift engines...
I will surely follow up on post 14. And I thank you very much for your input.
The more info I can get on this the better.
You never can have to much know how.
Certainly if you don't have a lot of experience on these old engines, like me.
