New Owner

Hoover

Recruit
Joined
Jan 11, 2002
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My Uncle is giving me a 1979 22' foot glass ply with a 150 Force Engine on it. I have heard horror stories about these engines...anyone out there with experience on them ?<br />Thanks
 
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DJ

Guest
Re: New Owner

The only thing I ever heard about Force 150's was that they rarely made 150 hp.<br /><br />There are alot of Force experts on this board. I yield to those folks.
 

mbb

Petty Officer 2nd Class
Joined
Apr 20, 2001
Messages
176
Re: New Owner

I had a 91 150 force. It was a very good running , quiet, smooth motor. Power was known to be overstated. Only problem was a failed powerpack. Poor design small lower unit only takes 13.25" - 13.5" props. Not large enough dia for a big boat. My holeshot was terrible, and boat could refuse to get on plane with a bow high attitude in waves, even though it would run 39mph in flat water. The sucker..er person I sold it too told me he actually couldnt get on plane one day offshore with 4 adults onboard. <br /> Actually, I was told the 150 was one of the best running motors made by Force. I was also told that there were some main bearing and water jacket problems that would make it not worth rebuilding. I dont know if that was true or not, I didnt experience any problems like that.
 
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