I have a 1993 Larson 170 bowrider. Its 17 feet long and has the 140hp 3.0l engine with electronic ignition. It has about 85 hours on it total. Im the second owner and it has been maintained very well and stored inside or very well covered outside or covered in a slip for one season.
I've had it for almost a year now, and its always run exactly the same. It starts right up, idles perfect, revs out nicely, etc, etc... I was actually quite impressed with how quickly it came up onto plane. Seems to run exactly like any boat should.
My concern is this: It only goes 36.5mph on the GPS. I've never seen a 17-19 foot bowrider equipped with the 3.0 go less than 42mph GPS. Many 17s run 43+. So somewhere Im being jipped of like 5mph, which might not sound like a lot but its significant when you're only going 30-something!
I try to keep trimming the boat up until the drive starts to hum (prop coming out of the water maybe?), and running it on several different water conditions with light loads, etc! It never goes any faster than 36.5mph.
It revs to 4800 RPMs top with a light load, and 4600 rpms with a typical load, MAX is 4600 according to the sticker on the spark arrestor.
A few things to note:
It has bottom paint. This fall's project is to remove it. The crooks at the marina convinced the old man previous owner he NEEDED antifouling paint. I hate it and will be removing it.
The temp gauge never goes over 120 degrees even if I run it wide open for 10 minutes.
The prop doesn't have a single ding or dent. But it does have some light surface corrosion.
It idles a little rough for the first minute or two after starting it cold. Some times I give it a little throttle so it smooths out a little.
I do not think its holding water under the floor. There are no signs of water or rot anywhere in the boat. Even when heavily loaded it still floats pretty high in the water.
I've had it for almost a year now, and its always run exactly the same. It starts right up, idles perfect, revs out nicely, etc, etc... I was actually quite impressed with how quickly it came up onto plane. Seems to run exactly like any boat should.
My concern is this: It only goes 36.5mph on the GPS. I've never seen a 17-19 foot bowrider equipped with the 3.0 go less than 42mph GPS. Many 17s run 43+. So somewhere Im being jipped of like 5mph, which might not sound like a lot but its significant when you're only going 30-something!
I try to keep trimming the boat up until the drive starts to hum (prop coming out of the water maybe?), and running it on several different water conditions with light loads, etc! It never goes any faster than 36.5mph.
It revs to 4800 RPMs top with a light load, and 4600 rpms with a typical load, MAX is 4600 according to the sticker on the spark arrestor.
A few things to note:
It has bottom paint. This fall's project is to remove it. The crooks at the marina convinced the old man previous owner he NEEDED antifouling paint. I hate it and will be removing it.
The temp gauge never goes over 120 degrees even if I run it wide open for 10 minutes.
The prop doesn't have a single ding or dent. But it does have some light surface corrosion.
It idles a little rough for the first minute or two after starting it cold. Some times I give it a little throttle so it smooths out a little.
I do not think its holding water under the floor. There are no signs of water or rot anywhere in the boat. Even when heavily loaded it still floats pretty high in the water.
