Evinrude 200 HO on V21 - 1st report

[bgreene]

Well, I am impressed...........so far seems like quite a refined and powerful outboard.

Shark River, Belmar NJ calm am so hey - let's go for ride. Ran up the coast all the way into NY harbor to the Statue of Liberty. Round trip, I'll guess maybe 60 miles.

Also did some fishing for flatties - about 10 shorts and 1 keeper.

Back to the motor, sits well on the V21, no weight issues, starts, idles and ran great.

Back bay run was just over 46 mph with 3/4 fuel, two on board and 5,300 rpm.
I'm going to switch the 18" Rebel to the 17" and re check performance.
Incredible torque and throttle response. Can run mid 20's at 3,500 rpm with the motor sounding like it's idling......

Pulled right up to Tom in his V20 " Step Up" on the ocean - wow his inboard V is clean.

I'll post some pics soon - including shot of NY fire boat shooting the water canon from about 8 guns .