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Generally you step down one pitch going to a 4 blade,unfortunately most aftermarket 4 blades are way underrated trying to make their props seem.more efficient. Powertech is notorious for this, I've had to step down 4 inches to get close to what I started with on a 3 blade. The reason I recommend...

previous owner had a hopped up(260-275 hp) 2.5 200 merc on it, would run mid 80s. With the stock 2.4 200, should put me around 68-70

Btw, that leaves me at the 17 sea hunt, 21 sea ray,17 formula,17 diamond, sea doo ski,two isotope sailing cats,and 5 kayaks,plus the girlfriends 40 ft houseboat

Gave a verbal.commitment to buy this boat,owned by a buddy of mine. 1971 17 ft Formula. Going to throw my 2.4 200 on it.

Get all that squared away,throw amercury Mirage prop on it,grab a 17 or 19 pitch and see what it does,report back

Make sure you have the correct t outdrive ratio. Should be 1.84( or close to that number). You can crutch the issue with lower pitch props,but it will run better with the correct t ratio. Has the engine been checked by a knowledgeable tech? Does it have cat exhaust? New engine or uses? You have...

remove the horn, repair the holes, keep a whistle and a hand held airhorn on board. The whistle will keep you from getting a ticket, the air horn will do better than most horns on boats

the big issue with LEDs is the byproduct of their manufacture, lots of nasty waste, that's why they are all manufactured in China. I've bought high end LEDs and bargain priced ones, beyond the housing itself, I cant tell much difference.( I'm talking about you Rigid LEDs). Ive been buying lights...

pretty sure it was the ETEC200 HO "small block"

Impeller mives anytime the engine is spinning over. The two tan wires on the positive side of the coil,one supplies reduced voltage during normal operation, the other supplies full voltage during starting from the R terminal on the starter solenoid. The reduced voltage is supplied by key on...

Btw, you won't get full 12vokts to the coil key on

Going to take me a minute,been a while since I've used the old color codes, they were standardized in the early 80s. Tan wire is key on power. There's two wires at the coil because one wire is resisted voltage,the other bypasses the resistor and gets power from the solenoid on the starter when...

clean the contacts on the points, use a little sandpaper and scrub the points, with power to them, they should spark when you spin teh motor over. You can see it with the cap off. You are applying reduced voltage to teh coil when the engine is running, when starting it gets full voltage from the...

heading to Sneads Ferry this weekend, probably wont have time to fish, I'll be working on the house, may drop the 'Searona" in the water for a quick ride though.

heat shield wrapped line is for the choke, it draws heat from the manifold. Ditch the vacuum gauge and plug that hole. Odds are, you're going to need to rebuild that carb, they are pretty easy, so if the engine checks out, order a carb kit for it, it should come with a base gasket. Before you...