Hi All,
I am just a beginner currently experiencing my first summer as a boat owner. I own a 13.6ft fibre boat with a Tohatsu 40tldi outboard motor.
On my own or with two people (myself and my wife) the boat planes easily and it can go quite fast....However last weekend another couple joined and we decided to roam aorund a bit...However even at full throttle the outboard couldn't rev more than 3000 and the speed was quite slow.
I mean I fully understand that with the increase in load that the speed goes down however I am bit unsure about the revvs thing. Does it have to do simply to the load the boat can take? Is it related to a motor issue? or is it related to the propeller?
I know this might sound stupid to most of you but please bear in mind that I am a total novice to boating and looking forward to acquire some knowledge from the wisdom of the many experienced boaters in here.
Thanks in advance for your kind insight.
Keith
I am just a beginner currently experiencing my first summer as a boat owner. I own a 13.6ft fibre boat with a Tohatsu 40tldi outboard motor.
On my own or with two people (myself and my wife) the boat planes easily and it can go quite fast....However last weekend another couple joined and we decided to roam aorund a bit...However even at full throttle the outboard couldn't rev more than 3000 and the speed was quite slow.
I mean I fully understand that with the increase in load that the speed goes down however I am bit unsure about the revvs thing. Does it have to do simply to the load the boat can take? Is it related to a motor issue? or is it related to the propeller?
I know this might sound stupid to most of you but please bear in mind that I am a total novice to boating and looking forward to acquire some knowledge from the wisdom of the many experienced boaters in here.
Thanks in advance for your kind insight.
Keith