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Hi Boaters,
For general recreational use (cruising, fishing, skiing) in salt water,
which outboards in the 50 to 150 hp range do you consider good, okay, and
bad and why?
Al Kubeluis

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I just bought a 115 Suzuki 4-stroke and really like it. Easy starting.
No priming or choke needed. No acrid exhaust smoke.

At idle and slow trolling speeds it's incredibly quiet. In fact,
during washdown with the engine out of the water, it's STILL quiet.

It's mounted on a 17.5-foot McKee Southporter (similar to a Boston
Whaler but wider and heavier). With a 19-inch pitch prop it maxes out
at 35 knots on flat water. Plenty of power for Hawaiian waters where
it's often difficult to go much faster than 15 knots without pounding
the hull on the chop. Seems pretty good on gas, much better than the
old Suzuki 2-stroke I had.

Dean.

"Al Kubeluis" wrote in message ...
Hi Boaters,
For general recreational use (cruising, fishing, skiing) in salt water,
which outboards in the 50 to 150 hp range do you consider good, okay, and
bad and why?
Al Kubeluis

Rank Outboards
 

Hi Dean,
I was wondering if you have had any issues with your prop hub?

Some of our rental pontoon boats were found to have minor leaks at the
prop seals this season. Repair history shows these motors had been run
aground more than once.
--
Capt. Frank

__c
\ _ | \_
__\_| oooo \_____
~~~~|______________/ ~~~~~
www.home.earthlink.net/~aartworks
"Dean Sensui" wrote in message
m...
I just bought a 115 Suzuki 4-stroke and really like it. Easy starting.
No priming or choke needed. No acrid exhaust smoke.

At idle and slow trolling speeds it's incredibly quiet. In fact,
during washdown with the engine out of the water, it's STILL quiet.

It's mounted on a 17.5-foot McKee Southporter (similar to a Boston
Whaler but wider and heavier). With a 19-inch pitch prop it maxes out
at 35 knots on flat water. Plenty of power for Hawaiian waters where
it's often difficult to go much faster than 15 knots without pounding
the hull on the chop. Seems pretty good on gas, much better than the
old Suzuki 2-stroke I had.

Dean.

"Al Kubeluis" wrote in message
...
Hi Boaters,
For general recreational use (cruising, fishing, skiing) in salt
water,
which outboards in the 50 to 150 hp range do you consider good, okay,
and
bad and why?
Al Kubeluis

Rank Outboards
 

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 15:17:44 GMT, "Capt Frank Hopkins"
wrote:
I was wondering if you have had any issues with your prop hub?

Some of our rental pontoon boats were found to have minor leaks at the
prop seals this season. Repair history shows these motors had been run
aground more than once.

===========================================

The prop seal on ANY engine can be damaged by running with a bent prop
for a length of time.

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Hi Frank...

My engine's got just 16 hours on it. I'll check it at the 20-hour mark
and let you know.

I've already hit a coral head but fortunately I spotted the sudden
rise on the depth sounder and threw the shift into neutral before any
real damage was done. I was also going pretty slow at the time. It was
the result of going through a bay that's heavily populated with reefs
that suddenly rise out of nowhere. Pays to use a GPS loaded with
current charts.

Dean.

"Capt Frank Hopkins" wrote in message link.net...
Hi Dean,
I was wondering if you have had any issues with your prop hub?

Some of our rental pontoon boats were found to have minor leaks at the
prop seals this season. Repair history shows these motors had been run
aground more than once.
--
Capt. Frank

__c
\ _ | \_
__\_| oooo \_____
~~~~|______________/ ~~~~~
www.home.earthlink.net/~aartworks
"Dean Sensui" wrote in message
m...
I just bought a 115 Suzuki 4-stroke and really like it. Easy starting.
No priming or choke needed. No acrid exhaust smoke.

At idle and slow trolling speeds it's incredibly quiet. In fact,
during washdown with the engine out of the water, it's STILL quiet.

It's mounted on a 17.5-foot McKee Southporter (similar to a Boston
Whaler but wider and heavier). With a 19-inch pitch prop it maxes out
at 35 knots on flat water. Plenty of power for Hawaiian waters where
it's often difficult to go much faster than 15 knots without pounding
the hull on the chop. Seems pretty good on gas, much better than the
old Suzuki 2-stroke I had.

Dean.

"Al Kubeluis" wrote in message
...
Hi Boaters,
For general recreational use (cruising, fishing, skiing) in salt
water,
which outboards in the 50 to 150 hp range do you consider good, okay,
and
bad and why?
Al Kubeluis

Rank Outboards
 

Hi Dean,
If you hit coral, I take it you are in a tropical latitude.

I am in Jacksonville, FL.
--
Capt. Frank

__c
\ _ | \_
__\_| oooo \_____
~~~~|______________/ ~~~~~
www.home.earthlink.net/~aartworks
"Dean Sensui" wrote in message
...
Hi Frank...

My engine's got just 16 hours on it. I'll check it at the 20-hour mark
and let you know.

I've already hit a coral head but fortunately I spotted the sudden
rise on the depth sounder and threw the shift into neutral before any
real damage was done. I was also going pretty slow at the time. It was
the result of going through a bay that's heavily populated with reefs
that suddenly rise out of nowhere. Pays to use a GPS loaded with
current charts.

Dean.

"Capt Frank Hopkins" wrote in message
link.net...
Hi Dean,
I was wondering if you have had any issues with your prop hub?

Some of our rental pontoon boats were found to have minor leaks at
the
prop seals this season. Repair history shows these motors had been run
aground more than once.
--
Capt. Frank

__c
\ _ | \_
__\_| oooo \_____
~~~~|______________/ ~~~~~
www.home.earthlink.net/~aartworks
"Dean Sensui" wrote in message
m...
I just bought a 115 Suzuki 4-stroke and really like it. Easy
starting.
No priming or choke needed. No acrid exhaust smoke.

At idle and slow trolling speeds it's incredibly quiet. In fact,
during washdown with the engine out of the water, it's STILL
quiet.

It's mounted on a 17.5-foot McKee Southporter (similar to a Boston
Whaler but wider and heavier). With a 19-inch pitch prop it maxes
out
at 35 knots on flat water. Plenty of power for Hawaiian waters
where
it's often difficult to go much faster than 15 knots without
pounding
the hull on the chop. Seems pretty good on gas, much better than
the
old Suzuki 2-stroke I had.

Dean.

"Al Kubeluis" wrote in message
...
Hi Boaters,
For general recreational use (cruising, fishing, skiing) in
salt
water,
which outboards in the 50 to 150 hp range do you consider good,
okay,
and
bad and why?
Al Kubeluis