HK wrote:
John H. wrote:
On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:21:42 -0400, "Bellsouth Newsgroups"
wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
...
went very well. That 18 footer with the 150 hp Yamaha is a screamer,
but I
only got it up to 3900 RPM. The day turned out beautiful, if a
little cool
and breezy. The boat handled the small (one foot) chop in the
Rappahannock
River with ease, and I was very impressed with the engine. The engine
rocks, almost noiselessly. At 3500 rpm I could carry on a
conversation with
the maintenance guy in a normal tone of voice.
Congrats!!!

Why only 3900? Is that a Yamaha break-in suggestion or are you
overproped? I just repowered my 17 whaler outrage with a 150 opti and
had to play some games with pitch and diameter before I got to 5400
RPM. Just curious..


I hadn't read the manual yet, so don't know the break in procedures. This
was just a test run. I'll save this post and try to remember to get
back to
you once I've read the manual and taken it out for a longer workout.


Your dealer didn't go over break-in procedures for the new engine?

My dealer prints up a one pager of significant instructions, encases it
in plastic, and puts it next to the steering wheel. This is *after*
explaining the various important procedures necessary to follow with a
new engine. My dealer also tank tests each new engine for a couple of
hours. It has a back-in outdoor tank in which engines may be run at all
throttle settings under load while mounted on the boat. Your dealer
didn't do this?

Hmmm.

The break-in period is 10 hours. For the first hour, you are not
supposed to exceed 2000 rpm. For the second hour, you are not supposed
to exceed 3000-4000 rpm, or the low side of 3/4 throttle.

On Apr 15, 11:06*am, HK wrote:
HK wrote:
John H. wrote:
On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:21:42 -0400, "Bellsouth Newsgroups"
wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
...
went very well. That 18 footer with the 150 hp Yamaha is a screamer,
but I
only got it up to 3900 RPM. The day turned out beautiful, if a
little cool
and breezy. The boat handled the small (one foot) chop in the
Rappahannock
River with ease, and I was very impressed with the engine. The engine
rocks, almost noiselessly. At 3500 rpm I could carry on a
conversation with
the maintenance guy in a normal tone of voice.
Congrats!!!

Why only 3900? *Is that a Yamaha break-in suggestion or are you
overproped? I just repowered my 17 whaler outrage with a 150 opti and
had to play some games with pitch and diameter before I got to 5400
RPM. * Just curious..

I hadn't read the manual yet, so don't know the break in procedures. This
was just a test run. I'll save this post and try to remember to get
back to
you once I've read the manual and taken it out for a longer workout.

Your dealer didn't go over break-in procedures for the new engine?

My dealer prints up a one pager of significant instructions, encases it
in plastic, and puts it next to the steering wheel. This is *after*
explaining the various important procedures necessary to follow with a
new engine. My dealer also tank tests each new engine for a couple of
hours. It has a back-in outdoor tank in which engines may be run at all
throttle settings under load while mounted on the boat. Your dealer
didn't do this?

Hmmm.

The break-in period is 10 hours. For the first hour, you are not
supposed to exceed 2000 rpm. For the second hour, you are not supposed
to exceed 3000-4000 rpm, or the low side of 3/4 throttle.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Maybe John's dealer thought John knew enough to read the manual for
himself.

HK wrote:
HK wrote:
John H. wrote:
On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:21:42 -0400, "Bellsouth Newsgroups"
wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
...
went very well. That 18 footer with the 150 hp Yamaha is a
screamer, but I
only got it up to 3900 RPM. The day turned out beautiful, if a
little cool
and breezy. The boat handled the small (one foot) chop in the
Rappahannock
River with ease, and I was very impressed with the engine. The engine
rocks, almost noiselessly. At 3500 rpm I could carry on a
conversation with
the maintenance guy in a normal tone of voice.
Congrats!!!

Why only 3900? Is that a Yamaha break-in suggestion or are you
overproped? I just repowered my 17 whaler outrage with a 150 opti
and had to play some games with pitch and diameter before I got to
5400 RPM. Just curious..


I hadn't read the manual yet, so don't know the break in procedures.
This
was just a test run. I'll save this post and try to remember to get
back to
you once I've read the manual and taken it out for a longer workout.


Your dealer didn't go over break-in procedures for the new engine?

My dealer prints up a one pager of significant instructions, encases it
in plastic, and puts it next to the steering wheel. This is *after*
explaining the various important procedures necessary to follow with a
new engine. My dealer also tank tests each new engine for a couple of
hours. It has a back-in outdoor tank in which engines may be run at all
throttle settings under load while mounted on the boat. Your dealer
didn't do this?

Hmmm.

The break-in period is 10 hours. For the first hour, you are not
supposed to exceed 2000 rpm. For the second hour, you are not supposed
to exceed 3000-4000 rpm, or the low side of 3/4 throttle.


Did you just respond to yourself, fat man? Most people don't need a
cheat sheet to run their boat. It was evident to your salesman that you
required that extra help - including the break in on the hard.

BTW - you bought a BOAT not an F-16.

On Apr 14, 6:44*pm, John H. wrote:
went very well. That 18 footer with the 150 hp Yamaha is a screamer, but I
only got it up to 3900 RPM. The day turned out beautiful, if a little cool
and breezy. The boat handled the small (one foot) chop in the Rappahannock
River with ease, and I was very impressed with the engine. The engine
rocks, almost noiselessly. At 3500 rpm I could carry on a conversation with
the maintenance guy in a normal tone of voice.

I left it at the dealer to get the radio and antenna installed, and will
pick it up this coming Saturday. It's fun becoming excited about boating
again! Hell, fishing may even start consuming some of my golf time!

My better half is quite thrilled with the boat and can't wait to get on the
Potomac and check out some of our favorite 'boaters' beaches'.
--
John *H*
(Not the other one!)

Congrats, John.

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:29:51 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Apr 14, 6:44*pm, John H. wrote:
went very well. That 18 footer with the 150 hp Yamaha is a screamer, but I
only got it up to 3900 RPM. The day turned out beautiful, if a little cool
and breezy. The boat handled the small (one foot) chop in the Rappahannock
River with ease, and I was very impressed with the engine. The engine
rocks, almost noiselessly. At 3500 rpm I could carry on a conversation with
the maintenance guy in a normal tone of voice.

I left it at the dealer to get the radio and antenna installed, and will
pick it up this coming Saturday. It's fun becoming excited about boating
again! Hell, fishing may even start consuming some of my golf time!

My better half is quite thrilled with the boat and can't wait to get on the
Potomac and check out some of our favorite 'boaters' beaches'.
--
John *H*
(Not the other one!)

Congrats, John.

Thanks!
--
John *H*
(Not the other one!)