I'm not sure about the factory numbers for the motor... it's an 1983ish 50hp Evinrude. I'm not even sure the exact year because the sticker is gone...
15p numbers had 600lbs (three people summed up to 550lbs) and 50 lbs of food and beverages). Normally it would only be two of us total weight of...
I'm not sure how to know the final Gear ratio on this old guy.... The model info sticker has long been gone... and who knows what has been done to the insides of a 1983-ish motor...
Hello all, Finally got to get out and test it out...
15p WOT was 54-5700 rpm with 600 lbs of people and gear... depending on the trim adjustment - 29mph max by the gps on my phone
18p -WOT was 3800 rpm (definately bogged the engine) top speed was 25ish
11p WOT was too high 9went up to 6000 at...
Gotcha, I think I will jut buy a 15 p prop and then go give it a try.... I don't want to bog or over-rev this old motor! I found a Solas 2311-123-15 online for $80...
Thanks for the advice! I'll add the induction tach before I go out this week. Going start out on the 11 (which looks almost new) and will report back the numbers after this weekend!
Forgot to add other info:
Normally only two of us in the boat with our 5 lb dog. We run mostly in the spring fed rivers north of Tampa for fishing and cruising. Occasionally we will head to a beach. Never plan to pull a skier or tube... I'd like to get to 30 knots if possible with only 50HP...
Hello all,
I just bought my first boat, a 1989 Key West 17 CC.... It came with an older Evinrude 50hp (about 1983-1985ish he told me). The motor was off a larger pontoon boat and has an 13" 11 pitch prop. He also had a 13" 18 pitch prop.
He told me with one person on the boat and the 13 11...
