3.0 - 135 horesepower concerns & irresposible replies

[45Auto]

Re: 3.0 - 135 horesepower concerns & irresposible replies

I have read 100 posts on this site where people ask "is a 135 hp good for skiing" and 50% of the responses are no they wont work..... when people have no idea around many variables.

If you ask a question and get 50% responses that it doesn't work, that's probably good info to consider when making your decision.

You think it would be better for the person asking the question if people who had a problem skiing with a 3.0 didn't tell anyone and just pretended like everything was fine?

I'd be really ticked off if I bought a boat because everybody said it was great for skiing, but I found out later that it didn't work for 50% of the people out there.

Or do you just believe that there's some kind of 3.0 hater's club here and all those people are lying?

 

[tschmidty]

Re: 3.0 - 135 horesepower concerns & irresposible replies

Depending on hull, its very likely your 60hp provides a much better experience than a 135hp I/O in a 17 or 18 foot bowrider! I've personally been in, driven, and skied behind a bayliner with this engine, not sure of size but it was 17 or 18 ft. That thing was so underpowered that you had to have your passenger (singular) move to the bow to get on plane. WITHOUT anyone behind!

This is a good example of what the original poster was talking about, there is a lot of hyperbole out there about the 3.0. If a 17 or 18ft bayliner isn't able to get two people on a plane, there are some serious mechanical problems with that engine on that boat. I have a 19.5 foot Maxum with a 3.0 that I can wakeboard behind with 5 adults on the boat, and hit 35 with 6 adults on board. Which according to some people is impossible. Would I prefer a 220hp Volvo duo-prop? Heck yeah, but for now my boat does the trick.

 

[jkust]

Re: 3.0 - 135 horesepower concerns & irresposible replies

If you ask a question and get 50% responses that it doesn't work, that's probably good info to consider when making your decision.

45, I'd agree with you but i'm beginning to think 50% of people are from another planet lately.

 

[45Auto]

Re: 3.0 - 135 horesepower concerns & irresposible replies

I've personally been in, driven, and skied behind a bayliner with this engine, not sure of size but it was 17 or 18 ft. That thing was so underpowered that you had to have your passenger (singular) move to the bow to get on plane. WITHOUT anyone behind!

I have a 19.5 foot Maxum with a 3.0 that I can wakeboard behind with 5 adults on the boat, and hit 35 with 6 adults on board.

Perfect example of why you don't want to believe ANYTHING you read on the internet. The 3.0 is either the worst or the best thing ever made. The truth is somewhere in the middle, depending on the user.

Best thing you can do is test some boats yourself or go out with friends to see how different boats perform. I personally owned a 16' with a 120HP 2.5L for a short while, it was extremely unimpressive. I got rid of it pretty quick. I have several friends who own 3.0L boats, none of the boats would make me recommend a 3.0. A couple of them are satisfied with their 3.0, a couple of them are looking for something bigger. Of course, I also know people with 4.3L, 5.0L, 5.7L, and 8.1L boats who are looking for something bigger. Nobody I know is looking to move down to a smaller motor.

If you're anywhere close to New Orleans, I'm always glad to take anybody out who's interested in boating.

 

[45Auto]

Re: 3.0 - 135 horesepower concerns & irresposible replies

45, I'd agree with you but i'm beginning to think 50% of people are from another planet lately.

LMAO!! Seems like it from a lot of the posts lately doesn't it? Wonder if it's the heat?

 

[texasvet54]

Re: 3.0 - 135 horesepower concerns & irresposible replies

I bought my first boat, besides my houseboat, a few months ago. It is a 1992 ProCraft 170 Combo with a 90 hp Mercury. We went tubing yesterday for the first time and we were going plenty fast for me and we still had a little left on the tach. I'm 6'1" and 210lbs.

We then capped off the day with an hour or so of fishing and we got skunked. I'm used to that because evening fishing in Texas when it is 102 outside is tough.

We paid cash for the boat and purchased a slip with a lift for it. We are using the heck out of it and we didn't have to dip into our retirement savings. I'm sure that we'll upgrade sometime in the future, but for now it was a good entry level boat that was in great condition at a fair price.

texasvet

 

[aerobat]

Re: 3.0 - 135 horesepower concerns & irresposible replies

Can't look at raw numbers... Depending on hull, its very likely your 60hp provides a much better experience than a 135hp I/O in a 17 or 18 foot bowrider! I've personally been in, driven, and skied behind a bayliner with this engine, not sure of size but it was 17 or 18 ft. That thing was so underpowered that you had to have your passenger (singular) move to the bow to get on plane. WITHOUT anyone behind!

hm... i think something was wrong with his motor . like said- on a 20ft cabin boat with 1400 kgs ( roughly 3000 lbs) i had never a problem to get on plane, with 4 persons , all in the back.

but its true that it has not nearly the power like my now 20ft cabin boat with the evinrude 150 ficht .

its a reliable engine which develops its 135 horses, not more not less.