V21 owners with 200hp outboards - questions
 

V21 owner questions

Down the road, I may want to switch from my 150 to 200 hp outboard so appreciate feedback to these questions please:

1. Does the transom well fill with water - if so how high ?
2. Does water come up through the deck floor drains - how much ?
3. With 1-2 people standing in the back, does water come in ?
4. When you slow down to a stop, does water fill the transom well ?
5. With the 200hp, what's your approx top speed ?

The 96' Evinrude 150 hp I have only weighs 375lbs - light, and no water issues.
A 96' Evinrude 200 weighs approx. 475, and the early 2000's DFI's weigh 525lbs - thats a big difference.

Not a 21' but I had a 225 Rude and now have a 200 Rude Ocean Pro. When at rest and two people fishing off the back about 4" of water stands in the splash well. The water gets to be just enough to wet the deck with two people fishing off the back. In short the boat handles it just fine.

Top speed, well...lets just say I'm propped more for pulling rather than hauling arse.

ETA: water does not come over the top of the transom when I come to a slow stop but will if I stop quickly.

Not a V21 right........

V20'-6" if you want to get real specific....

Also have a stainless steel jackplate with a 6" set back off the transom

Terrific - so how bout' my questions bro ? (nice lookin' boat )

Now lookie here you big outboard powered V21 owners - I know you're out there so fess up about the weight questions !

...foot short here....

:zip:

Come on now Destroyer..........I know that you know that I know.....

Just go ahead with the 200, if your serious then you will no matter what anybody says, the boat can handle it with ease and you'll be happy you did.

BTW what questions did I not answer other than top speed and I thought I addresed that as well.

Maybe I will.........and maybe I won't.........

Ok my V-21/Yamaha 200 with a yamaha 9.9 Kicker is just fine for whater on the deck. My 200 is a 2-Stroke but with all that I had two guys at 200Lbs each 3/4-full of fuel a Med. cooler full of sea-ice and the fish box FULL of fish. I got mabie had 1" to 1 1/2" of water. As for the transom it's about the same but it all run's out when cruzin. When trolling for salmon in 2-5' chop there is always an inch or so rolling around in the back. At WOT fully trimmed and flat water I hit 47-49 MPH.

Just get the Bigger one :beer:

Thanks for your detailed answer.
Question - when you refer to 1"-1.5" of water in the back - do you mean in the V21 engine well area or the deck by the drains ?
Also, is that with the 9.9hp kicker on the back too ?

The water was 1-2" in the motor well and 1/2 -1" in the drains. That was in a 2-5' chop and yes with the kicker hanging out there I also had a 5Gal can to on that trip . This year I travled light no cooler of ice no gas can(F@#$ Stupid) and little gear under the cuddy. I only had 1/2" in the well drain area and very little in the motor well. My top speed 47-49 is with the top and windows on pretty sure she would go 50 with the top down. I have trim tabs for her and just havn't had the time to install them yet. I hope to have them on this spring if all goes well should improve it just a wee bit.

Get the tabs - it makes a huge difference with the V21 ride characteristic.
A little down tab and the bow edge cuts through the waves and greatly eliminates pounding.
You can really dial in the ride with tabs, engine trim, and speed. Major difference - and you'll enjoy the boat a lot more too. I recently had to run about 15 miles straight into a nasty ocean chop of 3-5's and with the tabs, I was able to run 15 knots almost all the way.
Had the front and side curtains up, lots of spray, but a real decent ride. Never could have done that before the tabs.

Just what I wanted to hear about the tabs !!!

Get er' done, then tell me what you think - night and day.

Sorry............. been away from this thread- what was the top speed ?

Does the transom well fill with water - if so how high ? on my 1986 yes but only when backing down hard
2. Does water come up through the deck floor drains - how much ? yes, I have had water up to the fish box
3. With 1-2 people standing in the back, does water come in ? of coarse
4. When you slow down to a stop, does water fill the transom well ? nope but i have a merc 150 bluewater
5. With the 200hp, what's your approx top speed ?with my wake tower ,waterballast and 3 people , i do 34 kts ( about 39 MPH )But I have a 2002 merc bluewater and trim tabs

200hp
 

I have an 87 v20 with a merc 200 & I have most of the troubles you refer to. I understood the v21 deck was a bit higher to fix just these problems.

BTW mine will do 45 on GPS wide open.

Doug

Interesting that some are running just a little over 40 mph with 200 hp while the 150 hp pushes to 38-42 mph.

One guy with 200 HO etec see's around 52 mph.......

Likely age of motor, prop, hull condition.

I see just about 40 mph with the 150, top off.

If I do get the 200, hope to run close to 50 WOT, but much more usefully, cruise at 35 mph when it's flat.