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wet weight for the 2850 is claimed as 7500#-8000#. thats a lot of boat to get out of the hole with a single
the 6500# stated in post #8 would have been minimum fuel and gear as the dry weight is 5800# for a single engine which didnt include batteries, fuel, water, or oil in the engine.
you have a 160 gallon fuel tank and a 30 gallon water capacity.
that is 1091# for a full fuel tank and 240# worth of water. add batteries, engine oil, an anchor and line and you are easily pushing 7500#
you dont state if that is an SP280 or a DP280. if an SP, get a DP lower. Since you are talking 16x17 prop, thats pointing toward and SP
that is a lot of boat for a single prop, especially a SP280. PTT would help as that leg needs to be tucked in all the way to get it to start to climb out of the hole.
Most 2850's were twins.
the 6500# stated in post #8 would have been minimum fuel and gear as the dry weight is 5800# for a single engine which didnt include batteries, fuel, water, or oil in the engine.
you have a 160 gallon fuel tank and a 30 gallon water capacity.
that is 1091# for a full fuel tank and 240# worth of water. add batteries, engine oil, an anchor and line and you are easily pushing 7500#
you dont state if that is an SP280 or a DP280. if an SP, get a DP lower. Since you are talking 16x17 prop, thats pointing toward and SP
that is a lot of boat for a single prop, especially a SP280. PTT would help as that leg needs to be tucked in all the way to get it to start to climb out of the hole.
Most 2850's were twins.
