Reply With Quoteyea i no im not reel fond of mercs becuz as strange as it may seem i have a strange fettidh for jumping large sandbars so i need the high torque plus i like the sound of omc's better, i know i am weird
Anytime you can put together a toy for $500, you are miles ahead of the game.......and yes Snapper, if you want to try something new, put a Merc on it http://free.***boat.net/ubb/wink.gif
Now seriously, didn't someone say the Merc's rev and the OMC's and Yamaha's don't need to rev as much because they have torque? If this is the case, I would think a high rev motor is what you want because it doesn't take much torque to get a 17' going.
I know, I know.........your about a likely to put a Merc on your rig as I am an OMC on mine. Good luck, have fun, be SAFE! http://free.***boat.net/ubb/cool.gif
yea i no im not reel fond of mercs becuz as strange as it may seem i have a strange fettidh for jumping large sandbars so i need the high torque plus i like the sound of omc's better, i know i am weird
Hey Snapper; Sounds like you got a cool new toy. Thanks again for the help with the Atlantic. Still haven't found out all the info yet. We got a new toy last week. 1986 23 foot hawaiian deep vee (ex race boat). It has a tubular b bracket, dual axle trailer, and a mid 80's Johnson V6. Total investment, 1500, and it runs. Like you, I will run anything but merc, but prefer only omc's if I can get them. Do you have a good base of info on these v6's. All my experience is with v4's.
actually i just look at the manuals and the explain alot my expierience is mostly with v4's too but i own 2 v6 omc's and and 1 yamaha but owell all of my motors are run very ahrd and the only ones to stand up are the omcs yamahas are ok but no luck with mercs
Originally posted by snappertapper:
actually i just look at the manuals and the explain alot my expierience is mostly with v4's too but i own 2 v6 omc's and and 1 yamaha but owell all of my motors are run very ahrd and the only ones to stand up are the omcs yamahas are ok but no luck with mercs
Snapper;
My 150? omc v6 runs strong but I want more. Top plug at back of powerhead has two numbers on it. Top one starts with 155. Bottom one starts with 150. Is it indeed a 150? I have been told replacing carbs with a set from a 175 will make it a 175 (carbs were only difference?) And have found a set for 300.00 (reasonable?) Also have been told replacing heads with a set from a 200 hp is better and cheaper than having my heads worked. Is this true? Can you tell me where I could get both hard steel lines for my T&T. Factory cost is close to 200.00
Thanks man, I appreciate it. We'll have to do a run together if you can get near the Indian River on Florida's East Coast.
Daniel at X-treme Marine, Inc.
this is crossflow i take it so look at you carbs there should be a number like 1" 5/16 or sumpin like that go bigger if you can i have a set of 1"3/16 but i think they are 150 i would just shave the original heads down some definitly cheaper than new ones as for thw steal lines i may have a set i have to look they are used though better than what you have? as for carb prices that is a little high i have to look for those too but i think i may have some 200 carbs havent looked lately but v4 carbs fit too 25 horsepower will make a difference but not much email me at bigfish1229@aol.com i will look in a few minutes for parts
ok i got bored yesterday so i decided to try out the yamaha excel 225 on my new toy just to see what it would do and i was not as happy as with the evinrude it would not turn as many rpms with the same prop so i think i will go back to the evinrude tomarrow with a bigger prop
Is the OMC modified?
no ot yet i dont think i will do much to it maybe shave the heads and bore it over wen its time for a rebuild but nothing major
well before trying the omc again i decided to borrow my dads 2001 sx250 yamaha and see what the dif. would be it ran just about the same as the evinrude so i am thinking of trying a 250 vmax to see what the difference is
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