I still don't understand why the CT and every other brand of 115 motors gets quite a bit more speed than the standard Mercury. I had planned on getting a 4 blade at some point, but I didn't want to end up getting the wrong pitch and making it slower. It's already borderline on speed for...
I didn't know the CT would make quite that big of difference in performance. I got a good deal on the boat so I'm not real disappointed on the speed side of things. Most of the time it won't be going fast anyways. I just wanted to have something I could wakeboard behind once in a while since we...
I’ve seen a lot of people with 90s and 115s that are getting mid to upper 20s mph. I was hoping for something similar out of this one but it’ll do everything I want it to as is. Kinda sucks though. Every guy needs a little more speed.
I just bought a 2015 20' Starcraft pontoon with a 2015 115 4 stroke Mercury and I'm not getting the speed I assumed I would get. It currently has a 13 3/4" x 15" prop with 2.07 gear ratio. I've only had it out twice, but I was only getting 22 mph at 5700 RPM with the motor trimmed up and 3...
I've had this problem since I got the boat 3 years ago and have driven myself nuts looking for a fix. It starts every time as soon as I touch the key, no fast idle needed. It has never died and never failed to start. However, it will randomly stop firing on the lower cylinder until it's run for...