Last year I decided to upgrade from cable to hydraulic steering for my Honda 115. Always been on a cable before. Purchased the 150hp rated Vevor kit. Did not get the opportunity to do the upgrade until this year. Come to find out, the way the transom is set up I can't use the cylinder. Too late...
The pontoon project continues, converted from I/O to outboard a season or two ago. Now adding a center toon. I relocated mounts to match my crossmembers. Adding lifting strakes as well.
Test fit the center toon, the new toon is slightly larger diameter, the side toons are 21", the new toon is...
Working on getting the boat ready for the season. When last tested in fall was able to get the boat up to 20mph but from standstill had to really feather the throttle and slowly get it up to speed before it could grab some water. If I punched it it would just sit there. I'm wondering if the prop...
Thanks I'll be going back to him for more adjustment.
This is a 24 foot pontoon, I know there's a lot of variables but is 20 about right for top end with the 115? It's about 5 MPH faster than the OMC120 right now. Hoping to squeeze a little more out of it.
Tried out the prop after cupping was added. Huge difference, was able to get up to and stay at 20 mph. Hole shot is poor yet, had to slowly bring up the RPM's to get it to 20. At wide open throttle it was at 5500 rpm, redline is 6000 so there is some room to play with. Prop guy said to let him...
It's funny, the original prop was chewed up so I picked up the same 15.25x15 used but clean Honda OEM prop off eBay. I checked it this morning and someone had clearly stamped the prop and the hub. The marks were aligned but I'm thinking why would someone do that if they were not checking for hub...
Yes the steering was very confusing to say the least lol
I had the motor up to almost 6k and there was little to no forward motion. At lower RPM's the boat topped off at around 5mph, but as you increased the RPM's you could feel the prop doing less and less.
Got the boat on the water yesterday, the motor stayed on and she might sit slightly lower in the rear than it used to but seems ok. I got very little propulsion though at different trim levels and RPM. Talked to a local propeller shop and they said that the 15 pitch should be good but it may not...
Tank and battery installed. Turns out the tank is too far back and when tilting the motor it does contact the tank. Installed the controls, harness, fuel it's pretty much all rigged.
Hooking up the steering was a bit of a challenge. The old OMC used a standard cable but over the years someone had ditched the stock OMC steering system and fashioned a crude but workable setup. it involved a home made bracket welded to the outside of the engine bay that clamped onto the...
