I recently bought a 1988 200 Looper Johnson. It had Boyesen reeds in it and it blew a reed. I bought some used OEM reeds to replace the Boyesens. I didn't know at the time that it's not recommended that you flip the reed petals over and I did on a couple of them because they seemed to seat...
Any advice on what prop to run on this set up that would give me the best top end? Right now i have a 24p turbo 3 blade that is pushing it around 63mph at 5600rpm. Wondering about going to a Raker 24p, or a Powertech 25p, or a Ballistic 25p 4 blade? Any help would be appreciated.
I've got a 6 inch jackplate with a 150 E'rude on it hanging on the back of a 17'8 Bumblebee. Wondering if putting a 10" or 12" jacker would improve performance over the 6"?
I've got a '79 150 crossflow. Was going to upgrade, but the motor was rebuilt about 5 years ago, and got a new lower unit as well. I have a friend who swears that the bore and stroke are the same on a 150 and 200 crossflow. He said that the only difference between the motors is the...
Anybody know if this was a good or bad year for this motor? Looking at one that a fellow wants to sell and it checks out, but wondering about any consistent problems, or whether it was a good year for this motor? Any help would be appreciated.
I have a 79 E'rude XP150 that runs great and a friend of mine has an 88 Johnson GT 200 that also is in good condition. He wants to trade motors b/c the 200 is too much motor for his boat. My question is two fold: Which of these two tends to be a better motor, and what kind of fuel...
