yamaha 225 ox66 need response

[edeuka]

somebody has to own one or have sometype of feed back buying a grady with 225 ox66 2001 with 64 hours on motor 380 on boat

 

[rodbolt]

Re: yamaha 225 ox66 need response

what do ya wanna know about it?<br />if it has only 64 hours on it and was placed in service in 01 its a badly neglected beast, will place any bet ya want on it. but what are ya asking and ill try to help

 

[edeuka]

Re: yamaha 225 ox66 need response

i bought the farm put about 6hours on it sat. really nice boat and motor but looking at fuel gauge and oil used i don,t know if i'm going to like it at the gas pump i thought fuel injecked and all these sesors whoud be more fuel efficent now these week i sit down and read the books . i used walmart 2 stroke oil in my mariner what sould i run in this what kind of rpms should i run i have to run the boat more and get more fimmlar with it trim tabs,rpms,and hyd. streering

 

[edeuka]

Re: yamaha 225 ox66 need response

trying to get offshore after some tuna in the next couple of weeks should i put fuel montering system on or just fly by the seat of my pants

 

[bossee]

Re: yamaha 225 ox66 need response

4000-4500 RPM is usually a good RPM to cruise at to get good fuel economy.<br />You could install a Navman Fuel 2100 (or 3100), or a Yamaha FM guage (separate guage or the new digital speedometer+FM guage in one).<br /><br />I use Navman Fuel 3100 and it is also connected (via NMEA) to GPS so it can calculate Nautical mile per Liter or Gal fuel. Nice to have but not a must. You burn rather much fuel for the cost of a 3100 FM guage. The Navman 2100 is not that expensive but can not display fuel economy, only liter or gal per hour and some more things.<br />Needs calibration at first and after 100 hour, and fuel transducer need to be replaced after 5000 liter according to Navman. Probably a Floscan is better (but more expensive) in the long run.