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    50 hp force questions after recent test run

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    50 hp force questions after recent test run

    Heres my final update on my force. I visited my family this weekend and took the boat out after taking up on all the advice you all gave me. She ran pretty great! Max speed with 2 people and full of gear and she pushed 26 mph. Hard to read those gappless plugs but they looked lightly wetted with...
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    Should my vent plate ever be below my hull?

    Good point. I thought it was supposed to be getting barely splashed while planing.
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    50 hp force questions after recent test run

    I'm not sure what rammy is but I do get a little OCD about stuff 😂 I will enjoy it for sure!
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    Buy a 5hp Mariner with a blown head gasket?

    Sure did! Learning not to use an EZ out ever again on a snapped bolt was worth at least $100😂
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    Should my vent plate ever be below my hull?

    So I have a 50 hp 2 stroke on a 15 ft glass tri-hull. I had put this motor on a year ago after rebuilding my transom and set my anti vent plant about even with the hull. It ventilated quite a bit, especially on turns. I decided to drop the motor down one hole and now the ventilation is gone...
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    50 hp force questions after recent test run

    Just tried the new plugs like you recommended and cleaned the carb again using an ultrasonic cleaner. Both plugs are now damp with fuel which makes me happy about not running lean. I wanted to tune the motor properly but my induction tach broke. I'm sure she's running a tad rich but I feel...
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    Buy a 5hp Mariner with a blown head gasket?

    I finally rebuilt the fuel pump on the motor. I also put the carb in an ultrasonic cleaner (becuase why not). She starts second pull now. I wasn't sure what to set the RPM and air mix screw to but I set the air mix at 1.5 turns and the RPM at about 750 rpm. Does that sound right? Idle might be a...
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    Can you paint an outboard cowling with automotive spray paint?

    Hey everyone, So I have an outboard with some pretty gastly clear coat damage, and even more gastly late eighties style decals (if you've seen a late 80s force then you know). Can I use automotive spray paint/clear coat to repaint the cowl? Not worried about color matching. The boat is kept on...
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    50 hp force questions after recent test run

    In addition to the performance topic, would there be a any point in trying a hydrofoil? I only ask because I have one from the last motor the previous owner had on this boat (a 70s Evinrude 55hp). I've been told this boat is kind of a slug and maybe the original owner thought it needed it? Just...
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    50 hp force questions after recent test run

    Awesome I will do that once I fire up the motor next. How long would you think it would take for that color to appear on the plugs? Pretty quick or do I need to run the motor a couple hours? Glad to hear my fuel consumption is typical.
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    50 hp force questions after recent test run

    Okay well that's good to know. I had no idea this was a symptom of tri-hulls. I'll have to do more research on them so I know what to expect. It is very stable. It not a big boat but two people can stand on one side of the boat and it won't tip much at all. How about fuel economy? By my math I...
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    50 hp force questions after recent test run

    Jiggz, I will look into getting some kind of foam perhaps. Thats good info of the plugs too. I was curious if these were wrong. I went to a marine supply and bought what they said my motor needed. Wouldn't be surprised if they were wrong so I'll order the proper plugs. As for the air/fuel...
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    50 hp force questions after recent test run

    Okay cool, all be sure to check the reeds for certain too.
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    50 hp force questions after recent test run

    Okay sweet I'll take a look at them. May be a while, I keep my boat on my family property halfway across the state. I don't have space where I live so I'll have to look when I go there next. If the motor sucked in foam past the reeds, will it just burn it up run out the exhaust? Or is it going...
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    50 hp force questions after recent test run

    Any way to inspect/clean the reeds?
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    50 hp force questions after recent test run

    Here's a tiny clip of the boat at max throttle. The butterfly only opens to about 80-90 % and I just adjusted the throttle linkage so I think that's the best I can do. Does the bow look a little low? This is at my fasted trim setting.
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    50 hp force questions after recent test run

    here are the plugs. Left is top, right is bottom. Of course now they look the exact same in the photo, but the piston heads where certainly different colors.
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    50 hp force questions after recent test run

    Hey everyone, So I finally got my force out on the water for the first time this season. For context, it's a fixer upper. I just rebuilt the fuel pump and this sucker fired up without even the throttle advance after sitting for 8 months. I was excited. Anyway, on the test run I did 14 miles in...
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    Top speed 50 hp force

    As of today my 15ft tri-hull got 24 mph with two people. I don't have the motor running top notch and I've been told my boat is a slug so I guess that's not so bad.
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