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    90HP Mercury pushing 24' pontoon

    yeah...I know you do......I see every day the results in other countries that have to follow your guidelines.... .....funny that I never see their carriers and their manpower at work around the world when natural disasters strike.... oh yeah, sure...50/50....so rational, so righteous...
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    90HP Mercury pushing 24' pontoon

    what's wrong with oil Co. executives wanting their products to be used? ...my grocery store wants me to buy groceries. Parts departments want me to buy parts. Home Depot, Lowes wants me to build stuff . ... Real estate Co's want to sell real estate.....Isn't that why "some" people buy multiple...
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    90HP Mercury pushing 24' pontoon

    these stats are current as of today with my 4 blade, 14x14....fyi to show as a comparison. ..... you can see it's not a big differences in mpg....... I can't hit my 6000 rpm with the 4 blade, but there is a good speed differential compared to the 3 blade......but mpg is still close....more...
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    90HP Mercury pushing 24' pontoon

    this is what I get with my 24', twin 25" tubes, 2021 115 hp CT motor. I don't think there's any tweaking you or I could do to make mpg go up...Ive done all I know offhand...which is really nothing except propping and trimming....Underskinning maybe down the road..... I didn't know that people...
  5. J

    Power Boat sinks in Michigan

    yep....go fast....burn gas....
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    chesapeake blue angels

    eh....sorry...didn't answer sooner.... As a last check ..I called the harbor master....just to kinda get a final thought from the "experts"..........sorry I did..... She...after I told her where we were leaving from and being the first time .....told me I had a death wish.....Shocked me...I was...
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    1990 Sea Nymph SunCruiser 24' - max engine size?

    the weight of my 2021 Merc 115 hp, CT is 363lbs...... My pontoon is an '06, 24' , twin tube, 25" diameter tubes....the pontoon came with an '05 merc. 60 hp, 4 stroke......so I used 4 stroke weight in the max rating... Max rating is 115hp..... the motor also costs $11,000+.....
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    Progess Made!

    his boat is a nostalgic boat also....he's not looking for speed....we're looking for opinions on what size motor will be able to put him on plane or not.... from people who are doing the same......
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    Progess Made!

    what speed do you expect from that 25?....I've got a friend who has a mid 60's aluminum, 14' v hull . Came with a 40hp later 60's merc (a 401?).... He thinks he needs/wants a 40 4 stroke.....too heavy, I said.....I think the a 25 4 stroke ....maybe even a 20....would be perfect.... as long as it...
  10. J

    better to be at the low end or top end of RPM?

    what I needed was a 4 blade, 14x13....and it has to fit my CT gearcase diameter.......so It seemed at that time two years ago one did not exist... It does now appear merc has a 13.8x13, 4 blade.....but what I have now works for my purposes....I still have the 4, 14x14..... The 4, 14x12 maybe...
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    better to be at the low end or top end of RPM?

    I propped my pontoon for the higher end when not loaded so that I wouldn't lug the motor when tubing and loaded down... so my 3 blade 16x12 did cost me some speed over my 4 blade 14x14...
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    Speed Plateaus at 5200rpm

    or #of blades, etc....not denying that.... But it probably will affect his rpm to the point where he has to start all over again with the propping regimen..... ...tell him what enertia prop he needs, maybe it will be the holy grail and he won't have to return it and try another one....
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    Speed Plateaus at 5200rpm

    remember...when your trying to get more bow lift....your pushing the stern down...against the plane....it can be tweaked, but it becomes a dance with speed, trim, and the end result..... everyone uses different techniques for trimming for speed.....a neutral feel on the steering wheel....Or...
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    Speed Plateaus at 5200rpm

    so now there's rake, blades , diameter, pitch, motor height.....I should've added cupped props in addition to all the others...good luck.... ....remember, your almost ,if not, there I disagree...trim raises or lowers bows....props can help with added bite...but you can only raise a bow so...
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    Speed Plateaus at 5200rpm

    well, max manufacturer engine rpm is 6200, you say...every engine has a max throttle operating range ....so I'll take a guess that min rpm at max throttle is around 5200 (my 2021 merc is 5000-6000 at max throttle). So operating range wise, your not lugging the engine with max throttle and 5800...
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    Hours on motor

    mercury stores that info in the ecm...which can be viewed if you have smartcraft or vessel view instruments. Or computer scan (dealer) I assume yamaha has the equivalent capability...
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    Smartcraft gauge questions

    it's been a while since you responded so I thought you were done. So, I was going to take pics of my setup to show exactly what I have. I will try to do that. There is a long blue cable from my engine to and under my console. I think there is a separate cable from that to my tach....but,I...
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    ok..prop experts...?

    eh..not the same..
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    chesapeake blue angels

    thanks...I was using predictwinds.com....noaa.....marine weather etc... now it's gonna be wed.....the tide info is appreciated, I'm assuming a 3-4 knot flow is standard and wed. is probably the same?.... once again, not approaching this lightly.....
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    ok..prop experts...?

    boating isn't for me?......sigh.... thanks, but jeez...it's just a curiosity....it's not a concern.... I wouldn't of spent $8000 on a new 115 hp merc replacing the 60 so I could pull teenagers on tubes if I was concerned about consumption.... ......I'm not racing down the chesapeake...I'm...
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