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Hehe once when I was in college I was slalom skiing and saw a friend from classes watching on the sea wall. I motioned for the boat to get close and I hard cut and nailed her with a huge rooster tail splash....thought nothing more of it at the time. The next afternoon I went to the parking lot...

Last summer. We (me, the wife and my 3 small children) had put down the hook for lunch and a swim. Two guys on PWCs were buzzing us; fast and close, and doing the high speed cris-cross in front of the big boats. As we swam. I looked at my wife and said "those guys are too old for that. We are...

Here are two excellent sources for understanding hp maximums: http://www.sportfishingmag.com/engines/ ... 50851.html http://www.boats.com/news-reviews/artic ... l?lid=2902 ..and straight from the "horses (Coast Guard) mouth": http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2003/ ... 183.53.htm Weight...

Hehe this is mostly an exercise in "because I can" As a teenager in the late 60s early 70s we were putting the tall Merc 115-135s on things like my 15 foot Wagemaker(so we could barefoot ski), and 12 foot hydroplanes. Although the static down force from the weight was ok just sitting there and...

Very Impressive. That pretty much answers any questions I might ever have about the TC, TNX! :thup

OK, so in the old days we learned about hp rating based on that "displacement factor" formula from the USCG. Seeing as that was/is weight based, and that the 175s from Evinrude (and Honda too?) are the same wieght as the 150s, has anyone tried these out? ...disregarding the NMMA and your...

I know you :wink: Jim Dugger n4mxz Director of Engineering; chs 33 Norfolk, 35 Richmond, 22 Raleigh, 45 Winston-Salem- TVX broadcast Group 1979-1986

I had always heard that..never having ridden one myself :mrgreen: I think some would like to see the aft "bridge" out of the water at displacement speed cruising? hehe did you see my post in another section where I used the Shirley Mae as my template for my perfect boat pending my lottery win...

go here http://www.honda-marine.com/outboardprofessor.aspx# and choose "vtec" on the right column If you rarely see 4000 rpm at wot then change your prop pitch. If you just cruise slowly then have fun!

I am no gearhead, but being a teen in the late 60's early 70's I had a "hot rod" and was really into cars. We used to "blow" (supercharge) in order to get more hp for a given size (displacement) of engine. Maybe someone can explain to me what possible point it is for a Verado of any given...

Yeah, the Verado 150 weighs in at 510 lbs :roll: ( hehe maybe a lot more alternator) :mrgreen:

The difference between a Honda 150 and an E-Tec 150 is only 59 lbs (20") or 58 lbs (25") So times 2 it is 118 or 116 lbs..I guess significant on a stern sensitive tomcat. (the weight issue gets very noticable when comparing to the Verado) The big weight to power ratio occurs when using twins on...

LOL I didn't see the picture, just made a query as to the possibility based on Dave's description. :wink:

Cape Cruiser? http://www.capecruiserboats.com/ :roll: Same designer, almost identical boats save for transom treatment and longer bow rails. There IS some difference in the hull bow, and the 5 degree or so deadrise at the stern. :smilep

The theory behind lightning rods is that an ionized area (field) is created above the grounded rod itself. A sharp point creates the strongest field, but a rounded one has a larger footprint, and hence protects a larger area. Point (pun intended) being is that the lightning actually "strikes"...

I grew up in the Lafayette River (actually it's a tidal basin) in Va. and always had a runabout. I still do, just a bigger one. Lately I have found myself using the camper canvas and taking longer trips. Heheh with a 21 gal fuel tank it's a "task". Recently I went to a boat show where Mobile...

I grew up just across the river from a now defunct yacht club in Norfolk, Va. While in high School I would often "drive" my 15 ft Wagemaker Wolverine with 40 hp white Merc around the slips and marvel at all of the big power boats that NEVER moved. Hehe these people hired divers every year to...