HEY SNAPPER ? A LOOPER EVENRUDE?
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)