2polesfishing
Cadet
- Joined
- Jul 5, 2008
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i'm new here and been spending the last several hours just reading the posts.
WOW!!! a lot of good info! now, i just picked up a 1996 crestliner 1750 sportfish with a 1996 johnson 60hp(large gearcase) outboard on it. the prop on it when i got it meet up with mother earth and lost! so after looking around for a while i bought a mich 13 1/4" x 17p prop. the choices i had were 15p,17p,19p,21p.
my first time out was yesterday and she ran great. big load off my shoulders for sure!! now the questions. when i throttle up she seems to come onto plane fairly quick but top end seems a little slow. 27mph @4700 rpm.
i also have a 1990 monarch 16ft walleye boat with a 1990 merc 40hp with a 17p prop that will do 27mph @ 5300rpm(29mph with the breeze to my back).
remember that the crestliner/johnson combo is new to me and i'm not sure if this is what i'm supposed to get for performance. i replaced the plugs with new champions gapped @ .030, new lower end oil and the new prop. not knowing what this motor had for a life before me is this what i should expect or should i have more rpm's from her? does anybody know the WOT rating for this motor or if there are any common problems with this motor?
thank you in advance!!!!
WOW!!! a lot of good info! now, i just picked up a 1996 crestliner 1750 sportfish with a 1996 johnson 60hp(large gearcase) outboard on it. the prop on it when i got it meet up with mother earth and lost! so after looking around for a while i bought a mich 13 1/4" x 17p prop. the choices i had were 15p,17p,19p,21p.
my first time out was yesterday and she ran great. big load off my shoulders for sure!! now the questions. when i throttle up she seems to come onto plane fairly quick but top end seems a little slow. 27mph @4700 rpm.
i also have a 1990 monarch 16ft walleye boat with a 1990 merc 40hp with a 17p prop that will do 27mph @ 5300rpm(29mph with the breeze to my back).
remember that the crestliner/johnson combo is new to me and i'm not sure if this is what i'm supposed to get for performance. i replaced the plugs with new champions gapped @ .030, new lower end oil and the new prop. not knowing what this motor had for a life before me is this what i should expect or should i have more rpm's from her? does anybody know the WOT rating for this motor or if there are any common problems with this motor?
thank you in advance!!!!