3car
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Apr 2, 2006
- Messages
- 132
compression is 140/150 on each cylinder. when i got it, the carbs were in need of a good cleaning, so i did that.
so, after cleaning the carbs, the motor idles great in and out of the water.
it tried to move the boat to speed, but it just bogged. for reference its a 1984 malibu(dixie fiberglass products) 15' sorta tri hull/V. It was equipped with a 19 pitch prop.
so, i checked out some prop selectors and they told me with a simililar boat i need a 15 pitch for speed or a 13 pitch for watersports. I bought a 15 pitch, and preformance improved a little. if i step forward of the console, the boat will plane and run ok. do yall think i need a 13 pitch prop, or is something wrong in the motor even though it idles great?
so, after cleaning the carbs, the motor idles great in and out of the water.
it tried to move the boat to speed, but it just bogged. for reference its a 1984 malibu(dixie fiberglass products) 15' sorta tri hull/V. It was equipped with a 19 pitch prop.
so, i checked out some prop selectors and they told me with a simililar boat i need a 15 pitch for speed or a 13 pitch for watersports. I bought a 15 pitch, and preformance improved a little. if i step forward of the console, the boat will plane and run ok. do yall think i need a 13 pitch prop, or is something wrong in the motor even though it idles great?
