SUGGESTIONS

I HAVE A NEW BOAT. TOTAL COST $500 I AQUIRED A 17 FOOT HYDROSTREAM NEEDED A LITTLE WORK-$50. I HAD A 1991 225 LOOPER EVINRUDE SITTIN IN THE SHED AS A BACKUP MOTOR FOR MY OTHER BOAT. SO I BOUGHT THE BIGGEST THRU THE HUB PROP I COULD FIND AND FIGURED I WOULD I WOULD KINDA SLAP IT TOGETHER AND HAVE A LITTLE FUN FOR THE WEEKEND SO I TOOK TODAY OFF WORK AND PIECED IT TOGETHER 1 SEAT SIDE MOUNT CONTROL BOX HYDRAULIC STEARING AND A 10 INCH SETBACK DONE BY 1:00 SO I FIGURED I WOULD UT A LITTLE GEL-COAT ON IT LOOKIN OK NOW SO I PUT IT THE WATER, SUPRISED ON HOW IT SAT IN THE WATER I FIGURED WHY NOT GO FOR A RIDE SO I FILLED MY 10 GALLON TANK WITH NO MOTOR MODS I WAS SUPRISED AT THE SPEED--79MPH AT 6400 RPMS. SO I AM LOOKING FOR SUGGESTIONS FOR TRYING SUMPIN NEW ON THIS ONE AND HAVE A LITTLE FUN WITH IT. ANYTHING IS HELPFUL! NEEDLESS TO SAY, FOR A LITTLE UNDER $500 I AM HAPPY

HEY SNAPPER ? A LOOPER EVENRUDE?

loopcharged 225 evinrude

this is one of my favorite motors but i am debating putting my 225 yamaha excel on it i think i will stick with omc though

IS RAKER STILL MAKING PROPS 4 OMCS, AND WHAT BIG WEEL DID U GO WITH?

I HAD A 225 YAMMI ON ONE OF JERRY GILBREATHS OLD GMT 17 FOOTER AND IT RAN GREAT KIND OF SCARY BUT VERY RELIABLE.

yes raker is an omc prop and i am running a raker 14 3/8 x 25 maybe gonna try a 14.5 x 27 though

reliability is no problem but i just like the omc better i think i guess for the $400 i paid for it 6 yrs ago it was worth it. att he time it had 50 hrs on it. i paid $600 for the yammerhammer with low water pick up it had even less hrs on it I WILL RUN ANYTHING BUT A MERC! i have other plans for the yamaha once i get pix i will post them im sure Havasudreamin will have something ot say aboout it though but i like it

COOL, GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR NEW TOY.

yea hopfully i will ahve better luck than last time which reminds me i should probly go check it since it just raine(the last one sank)

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

Sounds like a cool ride. I have a 20' Vegas 'stream with a 225 Johnson. Just had John at Mazco send me a RE4 28. What a great ride! I hope you have as much fun with yours as I do with mine.
Good luck!

well i tried the vmax 250 and i think i am gonna stick with it for a while only because its brand new as hard as i run motors i will probly blow it up in about a month so then i wil go back to the evinrude but for now its a vmax

Hey, snapper, i have a 27p omc, srx. if your interested i'll sell for 350.00 incl. shipping. It oughta fly on that boat.
www.keystonepropeller.com (http://www.keystonepropeller.com)

no thanks i ahve a brond new raker plus i am not running the omc right now so i have no use.