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No Mac...sorry...I's referin' to Slinger wavin' his E-Tec be***eled transom in my face every time I boot-up ;D ...keep 'em comin' Slinger...it's a toss-up between your transom shots and Willy's Eternal Thread...(W.E.T.) ;D ...

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No Mac...sorry...I's referin' to Slinger wavin' his E-Tec be***eled transom in my face every time I boot-up ;D ...keep 'em comin' Slinger...it's a toss-up between your transom shots and Willy's Eternal Thread...(W.E.T.) ;D ...

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Hope to be there too, soon! Only a 150. Billy Mac ;D

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Hope to be there too, soon! Only a 150. Billy Mac ;D

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Keep lookin' around, Mac...I'm sure you've got thousands stashed away all around the house somewhere ;) ...

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Keep lookin' around, Mac...I'm sure you've got thousands stashed away all around the house somewhere ;) ...

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If anyone is interested J&H Marine sells a jacking plate which allows you to mount a 25" motor on a 20" transom. It is only $100. I am considering using this and getting a 25" prepower, plus I'll fill in the 5" to get more height in the stearn.

Re: Transom Height
 

If anyone is interested J&H Marine sells a jacking plate which allows you to mount a 25" motor on a 20" transom. It is only $100. I am considering using this and getting a 25" prepower, plus I'll fill in the 5" to get more height in the stearn.

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If ya got a link for 'em, it'd be nice to have 'em in LINKS ;) ...

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If ya got a link for 'em, it'd be nice to have 'em in LINKS ;) ...

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http://www.thmarine.com/category.cfm?CID=43&CHID=1

oops I guess it was TH Marine. It is available at West Marine too. Anyway, there was a jacking plate topic already started today. What are the odds????

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http://www.thmarine.com/category.cfm?CID=43&CHID=1

oops I guess it was TH Marine. It is available at West Marine too. Anyway, there was a jacking plate topic already started today. What are the odds????

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Pretty good...lots of topics get covered here...even WITH all the madness ;) ;D ...

Re: Transom Height
 

Pretty good...lots of topics get covered here...even WITH all the madness ;) ;D ...

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Randleman is handles real good and her speed aint to bad either. 30-32 with just me going with the tide and 27-28 against the tide, with 60 gals fuel. I have a 13.5 diameter with a 17" pitch and will turn 4800-4900 WOT. Checked the milage to and from Chincoteage (20 miles round trip) with 4 adults and 2 kids ( about 1100 pounds) and not able to trim ( found trim unit did not work this trip) I got around 2.2 MPG and 20 - 25 MPH.

All and all I am happy with it but like everybody else I would like to have a new one.

Re: Transom Height
 

Randleman is handles real good and her speed aint to bad either. 30-32 with just me going with the tide and 27-28 against the tide, with 60 gals fuel. I have a 13.5 diameter with a 17" pitch and will turn 4800-4900 WOT. Checked the milage to and from Chincoteage (20 miles round trip) with 4 adults and 2 kids ( about 1100 pounds) and not able to trim ( found trim unit did not work this trip) I got around 2.2 MPG and 20 - 25 MPH.

All and all I am happy with it but like everybody else I would like to have a new one.

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Those old inline 6 Mercs were great motors. I had an '84 115 that was one of the best motors I've ever owned.

Run her til it breaks.

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Those old inline 6 Mercs were great motors. I had an '84 115 that was one of the best motors I've ever owned.

Run her til it breaks.

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I heard they called 'em ''the tower of POWER!!" ;D ...

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I heard they called 'em ''the tower of POWER!!" ;D ...

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I heard that too, and from what I've seen they are. Switched up to a 14" x 17P prop and gained about 3 MPH but lost 500 RPM. Went back to the 13.5 x 17 I like to keep my RPM's up.

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I heard that too, and from what I've seen they are. Switched up to a 14" x 17P prop and gained about 3 MPH but lost 500 RPM. Went back to the 13.5 x 17 I like to keep my RPM's up.

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I think they were all 172 hp, they just put different HP numbers on the sides of em so they could sell to different people.

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I think they were all 172 hp, they just put different HP numbers on the sides of em so they could sell to different people.

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I bet a 14 x 15p prop would get you a little more speed and rpm. But the question is moot if you get a "Fast Strike".

Personally I don't think you will like the Johnson as well as that sweet ole Merc, from a "running" point of view. They are just not as "refined". But you will like the Johnson from the "seat of pants" point of view plenty.

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I bet a 14 x 15p prop would get you a little more speed and rpm. But the question is moot if you get a "Fast Strike".

Personally I don't think you will like the Johnson as well as that sweet ole Merc, from a "running" point of view. They are just not as "refined". But you will like the Johnson from the "seat of pants" point of view plenty.

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Yer Johnson in the seat of yer pants :o ... don't that HURT when ya sit down?? ... :-X ...

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Yer Johnson in the seat of yer pants :o ... don't that HURT when ya sit down?? ... :-X ...