Finally finished....sort of

[Lman]

So, I refinished a boat last summer, as far as we know it's a 1971 Las Vegas Stardust tri hull with a mercruiser 120 (2.5 liters?). Having spent the summer on the lake, I've got a few questions hopefully you all can help me with.

At WOT, with a 4 people and a full tank, it's running at around 3600/3800 rpm's(is this the ideal range?), and 32-35 mph. I can't read the numbers on the old aluminum prop, so I don't know where to begin shopping for a new SS prop (is it even worth the cost?) Also, is there anything to be gained by switching to electric ignition?

I wish I would have found this page when I was in the thick of the restoration process, lots of great info on here.

 

[veebus52]

I can't answer your prop questions, but she sure looks a lot better than what you started with. Nice job!

 

[produceguy]

Looks good. Go Razorbacks!!!

 

[gm280]

You did it well. Nice refurbish... :thumb:

 

[Woodonglass]

I'd say she's runnng well with that kind of performance with 4 people and full tank!!!! Nice Restoration!!!!:rockon:

 

[rebeljim]

Nice restore job! Finding the right prop can be tricky! I changed my 100hp Mercury outboard prop from a 19" to a 21" pitch prop and the wot rpm's went from 5600 to 5200 and mph went from 40 to 43. I'm still able to pull 2 water skiers out of the water! Check out my utube vid @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=cX6DowegzPg

 

[jbcurt00]

Jim
Please take a moment to review the helpful tip at the top of the forum page and try to avoid posting to inactive topics.

Lman hasnt been on back on iboats since August 15, so well past the 90day inactive topic time limit.

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