1989 Evenrude V-6 Looper 225 hp-pair

[steamboatwilly]

Re: 1989 Evenrude V-6 Looper 225 hp-pair

Twenty-one pitch props.turning four grand need thirty-nine miles-per-hour....If the boat wont go any faster than 39mph,the motor wont turn more than 4000rpm.

 

[ezeke]

Re: 1989 Evenrude V-6 Looper 225 hp-pair

Why don't you try a pair of Aluminum +/-15 X 17 and enjoy getting out of the hole more quickly? You can always go up to 19 pitch steel if that turns out to be comfortable.

 

[ondarvr]

Re: 1989 Evenrude V-6 Looper 225 hp-pair

Are these motors new to you, do you know the history before they were stored 5 years ago? Just need to know if they ever ran differently.<br /><br />What is the top speed it runs now?

 

[2even]

Re: 1989 Evenrude V-6 Looper 225 hp-pair

J.Williams, as per my GPS i was getting 31-33 mph no more.<br />Ezeke, your sogestion was my next choice of acction.<br />Ondarvr, no history on the motors. However after talking to severald owners of the same hull all running twin 200-225 various makes all 2 stroke. They all say their boats run 55-70 mph with similar props. It seems the motors have no power because to reach the 4000 rpm it takes too long.<br />AS allways any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[ezeke]

Re: 1989 Evenrude V-6 Looper 225 hp-pair

I based that suggestion on a couple of things: <br /><br />1. According to the Wellcraft site, your boat is rated for a maximum of 2 235HP outboards, and you have very close to that. web page <br /><br />2. Most of the listings for similar boats with twin 225's are saying low 40's for top speed. See example - web page