90' something Evinrude 150hp Fast Strike
 

Does anyone have any comments on a 90's model Evinrude 150hp Fast Strike. I know a guy who has a 71 V-20 cuddy for sale but I am only interested in the motor and want to know a little about they performance history. The whole motor has less then 200 hours but the power head was replaced while under warrenty and it has about 100 hours on it.

It ran good a couple of years ago when it was put up, it was fogged and hopefully it is still in good condition. The guy will run it to make sure it will run. He is the type that doesn't want to sell it to me if it aint right.

Any guess on the weight of it, or any other usefull information is welcome.

Re: 90' something Evinrude 150hp Fast Strike
 

It's most likely a 60 degree looper. Awesome engine for reliability(many will say the most reliable JOHNNY-RUDE ever), but it was known for being a thirsty one as well. Weight on it should be around 400 lbs depending on shaft length.

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Thanks for the input Ferm.. I saw a post else where in here about loopers but did not read cause it did not apply to my current motor, guess I'll go back and read it.

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Turbo, it should be a good match. I think the Fast Strike was a bassboat motor and has a 20" shaft, which is fine, its what you have right? If the deal is right and she's running good, I think you'll like it. As for fuel, you;ll burn less than you are now if you can keep yer foot out of it. Keep her under 4200 R's and you'll be golden. To top it all off, I might know somebody intrested in the boat....

Re: 90' something Evinrude 150hp Fast Strike
 

The general consensus on THT in regards to the 150 LOOPERS is they burn on average of 12-14 GPH @ cruise. My 140 LOOPER V-4 burns roughly 8 @ cruise.

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Air I have to wait till next week end for him to start it up to see how it runs. Would like the better MPG and I do have a 20" transom. I'll let you know bout the boat as the details unfold, one thing he did say is that the transom is weak. :(

He's looking to sell the whole rig, boat, motor and trailer as a package. He thinks the boat is a 72. As we look closer I'll get the hull number and let you know.

Re: 90' something Evinrude 150hp Fast Strike
 

A 60 degree V6 looper will burn less fuel than a 90 degree V4 in most cases in you keep in under about 4300 rpm

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I'm not much for a lot of speed on the water but should I need to out run a strom it would be nice to have the extra ponies.

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So from what I have been hearing here is that a 150 Fast strike is a reliable motor and a good investment. ???

Re: 90' something Evinrude 150hp Fast Strike
 

remember those are fresh water motors

Re: 90' something Evinrude 150hp Fast Strike
 

Fresh water ???

Could you explain a little further. :o


I was wondering if you would stumble (or stagger) onto this topic. ;D


Does it matter if you trailer you boat and flush after each trip. What if you dont. ???


I know some history on this motor since its in the family by marrage. It hasn't always been flushed.

Dont leave me hanging now Skool

Re: 90' something Evinrude 150hp Fast Strike
 

I have a 1994 150 Johnson which I would think would be about the same as the Fast Strike. Mine was a millitary issued engine which know one can tell me what this really means only that it may be beafed up some as in gearing and stuff. The good news is that we have not had to take apart the engine or the lowerunit to find out the difference. From what I learned about the engine is that they are very reliable and I have 10 years on mine. The compression on mine runs around 90 on all cyl. which is good because they ran around 95 from the factory. The lower compression helps with wear and tear on the cyl. If its been sitting that long you will need to do a carb job to make sure that the jets are not clogged.

Re: 90' something Evinrude 150hp Fast Strike
 

Military Issue means it was originally purchased from mfgr by Halliburton, marked up 300%, the sold to US Gov't w/ NO warranty ... happy tax season ;) ...



My ol' '86 Rude 150 weighed 392 lbs :) ...

Re: 90' something Evinrude 150hp Fast Strike
 

LOL, I think thats true with or without Halliburton involved.

Re: 90' something Evinrude 150hp Fast Strike
 

I'm running a 115 Fast Strike (1995) and have found it to be very dependable.