On Mon, 12 Mar 07, Matt Colie wrote:
I push a 4800# centerboard sloop with the board halfway down
a 6.0k at just over half throttle at about 1/2g/hr with a Honda 9.9. WOT
gets me to 6.2 and empties the tank way faster. A friend bought the new
TH and you can tell the difference just as he cranks up, but his cruise
is at a higher engine speed and his fuel rate is not as good as mine and
on flat water I can be at cruise at the same time.

Just looking at your friend's Honda HT gearcase, can you tell a
difference between it and yours? I'm wondering if the distance between
the prop shaft and the cavitation plate is greater on his HT.... or if
Honda just sticks a larger diameter prop and lower ratio gears on the
same case.

Rick