Mariner Bigfoot on ski boat

[ross_larter]

Hi,<br /><br />I have a 14' driver 440 boat i use for wakeboarding and have seen a almost new 60hp Bigfoot (2 Stroke) for sale, the boat yard says it will give a lot of torque for getting out of the hole, do you think this engine will be suited to wakeboarding and would I lose a lot of top speed.<br /><br />I would normaly have 3 people(+kit and 40L Fuel) in boat and one being towed behind.<br /><br />Cheers<br />Ross

 

[graddy]

Re: Mariner Bigfoot on ski boat

The bigfoot lower unit is made for heavy applications, pontoon boat, commerial use. If your useing fatsacks for extra weight in the boat for a bigger wake, them this engine could work for you. You might loose a few MPH at top end, but make sure your RPM range is still between 5000-5250

 

[roscoe]

Re: Mariner Bigfoot on ski boat

I don't know what a driver 440 boat is, but more importantly, we need to know what motor are you using now to know if you will be losing top end speed.

 

[ross_larter]

Re: Mariner Bigfoot on ski boat

Hi,<br />A driver '440 is a v-hull 14' speedboat(very light), I have a 70hp Mercury (2 stroke) 1981 at the moment, the boat yard are saying a near new 60hp mariner bigfoot should provide the same performance (But they are trying to sell me it and they have no other sutable used engines in stock)<br /><br />Cheers<br />Ross

 

[ross_larter]

Re: Mariner Bigfoot on ski boat

Hi All,<br />I went for the Mariner 60hp bigfoot in the end, it pulls me up on a wakeboard with ease (200+ pounds) with 3 people in the boat and kit, and will get to about 37mph, I have a 13 3/4, 17 pitch prop on it, the good thing is it only uses about 10 litres of fuel in a 4 hour session. <br /><br />The bigfoot could be an option for those of you out there that want to wakeboard, need good hole shot and don't have a big budget, has anybody else out there used a bigfoot on a vhull type sport boat? i'd be interested to know how you got on.<br /><br />Cheers<br />Ross, in the UK (were outboards and petrol is very expensive)