The next few days 3 massive cold fronts are coming in to fl,most people probably laugh when they here cold fronts in fl because most people are 3ft in snow or iced in,lol.I used to live in ny and i have to tell you that it feels colder here at a higher temp then when it's like 10 or 15 degrees colder up north because it's a damp cold here and it goes right through your skin.I use to shovel snow in shorts up north but here it gets 30 and i'm a bit colder.It's hard to explain unless you lived here for a yr or 2 then up north and compared the 2.But i can fish all yr around on a boat here thats why i would never move,the summer is i mean brutal but you deal with it after a while,man i sweat like a pig in the summer thats why i love this weather so much,lol.
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Well finally starting to feel better, i guess the antibiotics are doing the trick.I will be going out soon.I'm going through a divorce as of now,i just got served a few days ago and have to respond so i have to spend time with my lawyer.My life is just filled with a lot of fun,lol.I can't catch a darn break.
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Brother do not disappear, best day of my life when mine left. "I got 99 problems and the bi__ch ain't one" love that song!
Ok got the new 11pitch prop on yesterday and i'm going out tom morning,tues.I'm going by myself so that's why i just put the 11pitch on.Most people who own this motor over rev with the factory 10pitch prop.I'm going to ride around all day and try to use darn near 5 gallons of fuel.That's probably at least 2.5 to 3hrs of running straight.She's going to get a workout.I will have all the data i can get on this,should be very accurate as there will be near no wind tom.It suppose to be dead calm to a 5mph wind.
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Good luck and happy testing!
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Well??
Not trying to make excuses but a lot has been happening in my life as with last time.I have finally after this whole darn time got it together.My divorce is final april 9th.I have been stressing over this for a long time now and the mother of my child has been making it so hard for me to see my daughter that's what has been happening,sorry i don't mean to give you my life story but divorce sucks and takes a toll on you.I'm just trying to explain why it keeps getting put off,things are much better now.
I have the boat loaded for tom,i just installed a water/fuel separator.I was actually coming on here to let you guys know we are going out tom and i will bring my hand held gps to get all the things i want to test.Look for an update tom night after i come back because it will be here.I just went with the 11pitch prop for now,i have been reading so many posts on how the 10pitch prop is undersized and most if not all went to a 11pitch permanently.I will post tom,thanks for your patience.
I have the boat loaded for tom,i just installed a water/fuel separator.I was actually coming on here to let you guys know we are going out tom and i will bring my hand held gps to get all the things i want to test.Look for an update tom night after i come back because it will be here.I just went with the 11pitch prop for now,i have been reading so many posts on how the 10pitch prop is undersized and most if not all went to a 11pitch permanently.I will post tom,thanks for your patience.
I went and i mean there was no water,the tide was so low the whole area of were i go was land so i had to cancel the trip.Were going on fri,i need to catch the tide early in the morning.I ended up going to late that's what the problem was.I'm going fri to run it most of the day and then sat i'm taking a friend fishing to catch some monster trout and maybe some redfish.The tide will be perfect fri and sat.
UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!When out today finally to run her hard.I put almost 3 gallons of fuel through her,that's alot for a small motor like this.Ok so this is what i got so far.
I had close to 700lbs in the boat even know it's rated for 675.It was so darn impressive in the rough water.I mean it was rough,as in 3 foot swells.The motor was a powerhouse.Even in rough water we got 26.5mph-27.5mph with 2 full adults and all gear.I got in some calm water for a few minutes and we hit 29mph briefly but went back down to the normal avg.I am going to a calm lake tom to get good accurate readings.This was in saltwater and i mean the boat beat the snot out of us,it felt like we were on a jetski because we were in the air most of the time,lol.
The power was better then any 2stroke i have ever owned other then my 15hp 2stroke merc.The only issue i had was it starved for gas after it sat at an island we went to for an hr or so and i believe the pressure was out of the system and i needed to prime the bulb,it only did that for a few brief seconds then we took off.The only other thing was a slight backfire or i may say it like a crackle/pop,it wasn't that loud but i am using like 2 or 3mth old gas,it's ethanol free but i think that is what may have caused it.It never happened on the water,only when i reved it up a bit while i was flushing the saltwater out of it,when i decelerated it did it only once and was fine after that so i don't think it's anything to worry about,at least i hope.
I will post a ton of gps stats and times tom from calm water.I'm sorry it took so long.
For the record to i may even step up to a 12pitch prop because even with the 11pitch prop it had so much power i think i may be able to go even faster.I have no doubt tom i will go in the boat by myself and i bet i can hit 30+mph or really close on a constant basis.I took it for a fast trial run for a bit a while back but this is going to be a full workout and i want to get a full constant wot avg speed.
I had close to 700lbs in the boat even know it's rated for 675.It was so darn impressive in the rough water.I mean it was rough,as in 3 foot swells.The motor was a powerhouse.Even in rough water we got 26.5mph-27.5mph with 2 full adults and all gear.I got in some calm water for a few minutes and we hit 29mph briefly but went back down to the normal avg.I am going to a calm lake tom to get good accurate readings.This was in saltwater and i mean the boat beat the snot out of us,it felt like we were on a jetski because we were in the air most of the time,lol.
The power was better then any 2stroke i have ever owned other then my 15hp 2stroke merc.The only issue i had was it starved for gas after it sat at an island we went to for an hr or so and i believe the pressure was out of the system and i needed to prime the bulb,it only did that for a few brief seconds then we took off.The only other thing was a slight backfire or i may say it like a crackle/pop,it wasn't that loud but i am using like 2 or 3mth old gas,it's ethanol free but i think that is what may have caused it.It never happened on the water,only when i reved it up a bit while i was flushing the saltwater out of it,when i decelerated it did it only once and was fine after that so i don't think it's anything to worry about,at least i hope.
I will post a ton of gps stats and times tom from calm water.I'm sorry it took so long.
For the record to i may even step up to a 12pitch prop because even with the 11pitch prop it had so much power i think i may be able to go even faster.I have no doubt tom i will go in the boat by myself and i bet i can hit 30+mph or really close on a constant basis.I took it for a fast trial run for a bit a while back but this is going to be a full workout and i want to get a full constant wot avg speed.
