Rebuild Success!!!

[BigTerp]

Just a quick update. Had my setup out a few times since getting new control cables and replacing the needle valves on both carbs. Everything has been running good!! Last Saturday it was me a buddy and a boat load of decoys. I'd guess easily an extra 150lbs of decoys. Only difference I noticed is the boat seemed to take a bit longer to plane out and I noticed a bit more of the hull seemed to be in the water while on plane. The extra weight made a noticeable difference, but nothing drastic. Checked the compression after having it out last Saturday and after a good 7 or so hours on the motor and both cylinders are at 150+ PSI, which made me happy. So for now, life is good.

 

[user 6672]

Thats great man.. way to get her dialed in.

Good news on the comp #'s too, you running double oil and following the break in schedule? or you running it how she gonna be run

 

[BigTerp]

Canoeman » 38 minutes ago[/url]"]Thats great man.. way to get her dialed in.

Good news on the comp #'s too, you running double oil and following the break in schedule? or you running it how she gonna be run

Thanks. I'm pretty happy with how everything has finally come together.

Right now we are running 36:1. We started with 25:1, but the plugs looked to wet. Plugs looked perfect at 36:1. Did my best to take it pretty easy the first few hours and didn't run WOT for extended periods of time. After about 4-5 hours I started running it more aggressively. I'd say at this point with over 7 hours and the last compression test the rings should be seated and she's pretty well broken in. Going to check the plugs again after I have it out next and depending on how they look might lean out my gas mixture some more.

 

[user 6672]

Yea.. it never hurts to run more oil during break in.

After full rebuild on 115 hp merc inline 6, i ran 2 tanks (34 gallons) @ 25 to 1, then bumped it to 35 - 1 on the 3rd tank,the last 2 tanks was 40 to 1.. Then i stored it for the winter

I ran it hard out of the box but never held any rpm longer than 30 seconds.. hard not to hit wot..

 

[BigTerp]

I hear you on the WOT. The first few times out it was especially hard not to keep her wide open. Now that I've seen how hard it sucks the gas, it's much easier to back it down to cruising speed.

Sucks you'll be waiting till spring to get her back out. I've never done much fishing in the colder months, but will be back out next Saturday when duck/goose season comes back in, and then just about every Saturday through mid-March. I will say those early morning runs to a hunting spot when the temperature is in the teens or lower isn't the most fun thing in the world to do.

 

[BigTerp]

Canoeman » November 1st, 2013, 7:17 am[/url]"]You have to be right at max weight for a 50/35 on a 16...

Had her out with 3 guys, 4 full bags of decoys, hunting gear and 12 gallons of gas. I'd say we were right at max weight. Boat planed, but was notiecably slower to get on plane. We got about 21 mph up river which was more than I was figuring. Overall I"m happy with being aboe to have all our gear plus 3 guys on board.