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Found this forum by accident, I'm so stoked it exists!!!! I have a '77 Step with a 2001 Johnson 115. I use it for spearfishing so it's pretty bare bones, no nonsense machine. I have a ton of questions about so bare with me. I'll post pics asap....

welcome aboard .....we ove pics:pic:

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Glad to see one more year design like that!
Welcome to the board!

welcome to the forum! how does she run with the 115.. askin cuz it seems kinda small.

Nice to see more presence from down here! Welcome.

Ditto on the 115 question.

Jack, you'd be surprised how well that boat does with that on it.
Mine when bought new in 1975 (by my Grandfather) came with a 125 horse and would do around 32mph, loaded for 2 people and a days worth of fishing stuff, back then beer was the main ballast, fuel and ice was secondary.

I knew that question was coming. I'm the third owner. I am outboard tech and bought it from an older gentalmen that got too old to use it. Transom was replaced. Excellent job except they took the notch out so it's now a 25" transom, but they kept the old mounting holes so the motor is a little low, and I'm too lazy to redrill it. It runs 32.8mph @WOT. Yes it's on the slow side,but hey, I only use it for spearfishing and it gets pretty good gph.

Some specs:

2 20 gal fuel tanks(premixed)
2 1000cca 24 series batts
2 way fuel selector valve and a secondary valve- I can add a 3rd external tank
Armstrong ladder on port side
swim platform on stbd side
172qt fish cooler
72qt food/beverage cooler
Garmin 545s
Dual axle aluminum trailer

Nice rig Mariner, very nice. That 115 pushes that boat just fine. My previous V had the 115 and it was on a bracket, did 34-38 depending on load and whether I had the enclosure up. Got up on plane fast and we used to take the whole family out (6) and do the tube thing and it had plenty of power. And like yours it sips gas.

okay so since we are on this topic my 200 yammy only pushes my v about 43 on a calm day is that normal or is that on the slow side?