[TheTinMan]

Originally Posted by fishbonejr

whats the top speed with that small of outboard?

Originally Posted by willy

Racer it is definetly for sale, as far as performance this is what I know, with three guys, full tank of gas coolers and all the other fishing regalia along with the enclosure front up GPS says I am doing 32 mph.
Two things in ref to that, I have a standard Aluminum 15/17 prop and I think that there might be a better prop for my set up because under that load I max at 5200 RPM. Which my manual says is in the range but I believe 5500-5600 would be better. Second the only place I am even capable of using that motor is at the shore, Raritan Bay to be exact and I have yet to ever fish there on a day where I would be able to open her up for any length of time due to the condtions and my neck. The other end of that is that 115 launches that boat to plane with the standard prop very quick. As quick as my Robalo 1820 CC with Merc 150 did, also when I do the big tube thing with two or three big kids on and the other kids and CEO in the boat it is effortless for it. I do credit the Armstrong Bracket with some of that performance, how much I don't know.
One thing I do know is I filled the tank last month with gas and fished from early morning hours to dark with a full crew and load, running all over the place trying to find fish in all the wrong places, then took the kids to Lake Hopatcong and had a day of tubing fishing and cruising, used the boat for about four hours on Round Valley reservoir looking for Lakers then went to fill up this past sunday to go out for the day on the bay and it took 28 gallons. Thats right 28 gallons.
Don't know if it that is good compared to others but for me that is the norm with this engine.
I should also say one day when I first got the boat last year I was on the bay and close to Sandy Hook and the water was like glass at dead high tide and I got 35 mph with it trimed up higher than I would normally run.