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  1. jimmbo

    Rpms for 90hp merc

    WOT range is 4500-5000. Very Torquey motor, however, above 5000rpm, the power drops off rapidly.
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    Any guesses as to what planes these are? first one might be a Boeing, or that Brazilian make the second looks like Airbus
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    I am actually not all that impressed by it. I have done better with lesser cameras and lenses This was 10 yrs ago. Lighting was from the side though
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    Shot thru a thin layer of Cloud, Handheld 500mm
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    Oil Pressure Switch Necessary with the Sniper EFI?

    Is the Sniper itself, USCG compliant, as in does it have Certificates saying so?
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    How much outboard motors have improved.

    I assumed the engine was idling...
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    How much outboard motors have improved.

    I believe the WOT Range for that engine would be 5000 -5500, so if you are getting 4800, too much Pitch Just a FYI, that 44 in block goes back to the late 50s
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    Proper prop??

    16 or more likely a15, if you add a Blade
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    Proper prop??

    Yes, you will probably lose a couple more hundred Rpm
  10. jimmbo

    Engine Ticking - 1998 Evinrude Ficht 175

    Welcome to iboats. I had one of those 98 150s, eventually I ended up with a 2001 powerhead during the Warranty Period. I traded it in in 2002 as the warranty was over. Those engines make lot of Clacking sounds when they are running perfectly. Did you hear it run it before you "pulled the...
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    Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96

    No. Overall Britains have a Fondness for the Monarchy
  12. jimmbo

    Quit My Job . . .

    Why ruin a Perfectly Good Retirement?
  13. jimmbo

    Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96

    She was a Good Queen, had no use, or respect for Margaret Thatcher, which greatly increased my Respect for her. Elizabeth, not Thatcher
  14. jimmbo

    Proper prop??

    4200, still on the Low Side, drop 2 inches in Pitch on the 3 blade, and you will notice much better hole shot, and maybe another mph
  15. jimmbo

    Proper prop??

    Definitely need to go to a Lower Pitch, of course, I am assuming the engine is in good Mechanical shape, in tune, and able to make its rated HP
  16. jimmbo

    $2500 boat

    Was it Synthetic GL-5? That is what Volvo requires in SX Drives, NO substitutes
  17. jimmbo

    Proper prop??

    Welcome to iboats What engine does the Boat have? What is the WOT Rpm range for that engine? What WOT Rpms is it attaining with the current Prop.
  18. jimmbo

    Made a huge error

    Triple 450's
  19. jimmbo

    $2500 boat

    Some of the Mercury Oils don't stink quite as much. I know the OMC/BRP Oils, can be smelled a Block or Two away, very irritating stench
  20. jimmbo

    Need a New battery ,got more for less at Wallyworld....I think

    And which metals are you using for Electrodes on the Spuds?
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