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  1. muskiemike12

    Help with my new boat

    I just took my new 2018 Tracker Pro Guide V 175 Combo out for the first time. I did the break in properly on the Mercury 115 4 stroke. I have 7 hours on the motor now. It came with a 17” black max propeller. Wot rpms are 5200 with a light load. 1/4 tank of gas and me. Heavy load I can’t hit...
  2. muskiemike12

    1979 90hp Merc Starting Issue

    I have this motor. Just took the boat out of storage on Saturday at 10:30 am. It took about 3 to 4 minutes for the motor to start the first time. Did I fry the starter doing this? It started fine the rest of the day until 6:30 that evening. I turned the key and nothing. I then held the key...
  3. muskiemike12

    Swapping props with a solas interchangeable hub

    I wanted to swap props this weekend and pulled the one off the motor and could not get the hub out of the prop. I thought that the solas system was made to use the same hub on different props. Is there a trick to get the hub out or do I just need to buy another hub? Prop rubex4 Hub Rbx-102
  4. muskiemike12

    Help - performance ?

    I have some questions. I asked in the prop forum, but didn't get a good answer. I have a 20' Lowe sf214. 90 hp 1979 merc I-6. I can run by my self and I get 18 mph @ 5000 rpm, very high prop slip. I figured around 48%. I can pull 2 tubers with 4 other people in the barge and I get 18 mph...
  5. muskiemike12

    Prop for 20' pontoon

    I am having an issue with high slip when I run over 4000 rpm's. Ventilation seems to be the issue. Prop is a Solus Rubex 4 13.25 dia X 13" pitch, Aluminum Light Load 2300# 5000 rpm's 19 mph Avg load 2800# 4900 rpm's 18 mph Hvy load 3400# 4750 rpm's 18 mph Towing a tube 4600...
  6. muskiemike12

    Proud owner of a new Suncruiser 214

    Hey everyone, The last 2 years the wife and I have been looking to get a pontoon for our family. Last year we found the one we wanted at Cabela's, but couldn't get financing for the craft. We saved our money from the sale of my bass boat and over the last year so we could buy with cash. We...
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