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  1. jimmbo

    16ft Glasspar w/65hp 2 stroke

    The fewer the Blades the less Drag and thus more speed, however more blade area, gives a better bite on the water, and more blades tend to run smoother. Personally, I will Never run more than 3 blades, and if I could get a Modern 2 blade for my I/O, I would do so in a Heartbeat.
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    daily music fix

    Jessi Colter was a quite the Cutie, even with the goofy Hairdo
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    Engine weight

    Oops, I was thinking of the 1999 115hp OPTI V6.
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    16ft Glasspar w/65hp 2 stroke

    The 4 cylinder 65 uses a larger gearcase than the 50hp or later 3 cylinder 65hp. I believe the Gear Ratio is 2.33:1, and with that a 13 - 13 1/2 X 15 would be a good starting point
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    Engine weight

    That was severely strangled V6?
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    Jack up the bow while boat is on the trailer ...

    Don't forget to Chock the Wheels and other precautions, when parking on a Slope
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    Engine weight

    The 115 2+2 is a Dog out of the hole. The late model inline 6 90s were real stump pullers, they just lost their Breath above 5000 rpm due to small ports. They were propped best between 4700 - 4800 rpm.
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    Jack up the bow while boat is on the trailer ...

    Only Spring Axles have that, if the Trailer has Torsion Axles, then that is not the case
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    Jack up the bow while boat is on the trailer ...

    Super Clean, that is the Purple Bottle? If so, it is Good Stuff. I've used Lye(Sodium Hydroxide) for many years to clean Bilges, but it needs to be rinsed out thoroughly afterwards
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    Jack up the bow while boat is on the trailer ...

    Just park on an Uphill stretch of road for a bit. If you are worried about Oil/Sludge, spill some Alkaline Cleaner in to the Bilge and some Hot Water, and tow the boat around for a bit. Drain and repeat a couple more times
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    Jack up the bow while boat is on the trailer ...

    I see a serious headache for you, as you will always be wondering/worrying about Rotted Stringers, etc. I suggest a For Sale sign. I know that is not the answer you were expecting, but you are displaying signs of Hating the Boat...
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    Engine weight

    Self Service sells a lot of Unneeded Parts. Car owners are prime examples of that. They see the Check Engine Light, hook up a Scanner, Scanner says Code*** saying a Sensor is reading an Engine Parameter that is out of Range, so the owner puts in a New Sensor. Sensor was likely not the problem...
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    Engine weight

    No. I see a huge Heavy Monster hanging on the back of boat, as for 'Switched Exhaust', I see a Major Reliability Problem, remember the the old Heat Riser Valves on Auto/Truck engines? Those things seized up regularly, and weren't always easy to free up. If that exhaust is to dump the waste and...
  14. jimmbo

    Low RPM's and looking for higher top speed

    The Outboard was 1998 150 FICHT on an 18 1/2 ft Glastron. It topped out a 54mph The I/O is a 2002/2004 VP 5.7 260HP, on an 18 1/2 ft Glastron. It tops out at a bit over 60 with the Factory 2 bbl, about 6-7 mph more with the 4bbl. Holeshot was weaker with the 4 bbl due to an increase in Pitch to...
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    Low RPM's and looking for higher top speed

    You mention 350 Mag, earlier in the list you say 5L, which is it?
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    Low RPM's and looking for higher top speed

    Still a lot slower than what my 2 Stroke Outboards did on the same OB version of the hull here is a longer vid, with the outdrive trimmed out the whole time
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    Low RPM's and looking for higher top speed

    Based on the Rpms, you need to go down in Pitch, by about 3 inches, or ditch one of the 4 blades, and then likely the required drop in Pitch will be less. Are Both Props the same Pitch, or are they staggered, also are both 4 blades or one a 4 and the other a 3? I find the Holeshot on my 18 1/2...
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    Engine weight

    When it comes to 2 Stokes, I love em, except for the FICHT. I had a 98 150, and though it never Blew Up, it was in the shop for multiple Updates to the ECU, new Cylinder Heads, Indexing of Spark Plugs, and eventually a complete 2001 Powerhead. All this was during the Warranty Period so I wasn't...
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    Engine weight

    We had the 65 90hp. As you said it was easy to maintain, as long as you didn't mess with the Floats, all 4 of them. The 90 still had the itty bitty Prop, and almost no gear reduction, unlike your 100 1966 100hp, does't show the thumbnails
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    Engine weight

    The 4 strokes don't have the Sound the 2 Strokes had. The uneven firing order of the OMC Crossflows, certainly sounded unique, and the Merc V6 had their own Chugging. The OMC V4s also had their own sound as did the Merc Inline 6s. When you ran the 2 Stokes on the Muffs, they Snapped, Crackled...
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