On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:12:50 -0400, Larry wrote:

John H wrote:
On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 20:34:37 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:


OK, my sailboat can go about 6 kts and while that is fast sailing, if
you go for days at 56 kts, it is Sl-o-o-o-o-ow. Trawlers can go 8-9
kts. Do trawlers owners think that is slow? If you could go 15 kts
for days, would that be slow?
What I am asking is: Am I likely to be impatient no matter how fast a
boat goes? Would your expectations of where you can go increase as
your boat speed does? How many people think their power boats are too
slow?

With 150 horses pushing my little 18'er, the speed is plenty fast enough.

Have you checked your speed with a GPS, John? What do you get with the
150? How many RPMs do you have at WOT?

If you are maxing out just short of 6,000 RPMs, I'd guess you would see
the low 50's on a calm day?

I've not yet tried it at WOT, so I can't answer that. Next time I'm out I'll
give it a shot and let you know, if my head doesn't blow off my shoulders.