Lookin' at a etec 200 HO tomorrow....

[bgreene]

My boat gets used for fishing........and gets messy.

My last set of pics was taking after a virtual detailing - clean, wax, etc......
The deck gets stained all the time, and hard to keep it clean. Oh well, it's a boat, not a museum piece.

200HO, yup, bought it, delivered it to my rigger and I sold the perfectly good 150 hp looper that's on it for another day........

Looking forward to how this runs, 18" Rebel prop likely too big but the 17" wasn't available yet so we'll try the 18 and see what it does, rpms etc.

Will try the posting thing again. Should be a matter of just post and attach like email but isn't so.

I suppose this will be the largest " legal / stock " outboard motor possible on a v21.
This and the Merc Optimax 200 I believe most powerful 200's.

[RidgeRunner]

Sweet mota. I wish I could make a raft-up you guys sure have some sweet machines. We would have to do some side by side testing..

Florida law states that it is unlawful for anyone to exceed the weight, persons or hp capacity on vessels under 20'.
http://myfwc.com/boating/regulations/#nogo

Luckily my V-20 is 20' plus and therefore not bound by the constraints of "THE MAN".
Ironically, the Merc 250 and the 200 Opti's are identical in displacement and weight. Both heavier than the E-tec. So since I have it hung on a 30" bracket, and GenieAye has nearly your exact setup, I think it safe to assume yours will be damn near PERFECT.
Congratulations. Now get er done..

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by bgreene

Will try the posting thing again. Should be a matter of just post and attach like email but isn't so.

Have you tried using Photobucket? (www.photobucket.com)
Register (free), upload your photos to there, and then post the img file from there to here.
link should read like ..... [img] my photo name [img]

[bradford]

Originally Posted by bgreene

Oh well, it's a boat, not a museum piece.

Ya'll heard that, right?

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by bradford

Ya'll heard that, right?

Yup.... question is...do we believe it?

[bgreene]

Status - previous motor off, sold, gone along with the oil tank and wire harness.

New to me 200 HO to be rigged. Likely done by early next week, latest.

And yes.............I'll figure out again how to post pictures, to show before and after."

My installer says the new 18" prop is too big - need to drop to 17" so we'll first test, then swap if needed to hit the approx. 5,700 WOT rpm. range.

[Genie Aye]

you do not have to run to top end of the rpm range. I would like to have a rebel 15.25 x 18 instead of my 19--it would be perfect IMHO. Iam happy with my 19, but the 18 would put me just right.

I even ordered up the flag sticker and put it on--looks awesome--will post picture later when on home puter.

reelapeelin----we might just have to meet in the middle--lol

[RidgeRunner]

I know this isn't exactly pertinent but, I got a friend with a big block e-tec on a Vicious tunnel hull. He is running a crazy large prop. 32P I think.
He is running 60 at 2800 rpm. He claims that the e-tec has so much more ballz down low it is unreal. No problem using the grunt to pull a big wheel. Your top end should jump by at least 10MPH and do it while sipping the dino juice..
60 hp jump and all that low end grunt..should put you in the club.

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by RidgeRunner

I know this isn't exactly pertinent but, I got a friend with a big block e-tec on a Vicious tunnel hull. He is running a crazy large prop. 32P I think.
He is running 60 at 2800 rpm. He claims that the e-tec has so much more ballz down low it is unreal. No problem using the grunt to pull a big wheel. Your top end should jump by at least 10MPH and do it while sipping the dino juice..
60 hp jump and all that low end grunt..should put you in the club.

Wow!!...can't wait to find out!!!...this going to be an interesting conversion...

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by RidgeRunner

I know this isn't exactly pertinent but, I got a friend with a big block e-tec on a Vicious tunnel hull. He is running a crazy large prop. 32P I think.
He is running 60 at 2800 rpm. He claims that the e-tec has so much more ballz down low it is unreal. No problem using the grunt to pull a big wheel. Your top end should jump by at least 10MPH and do it while sipping the dino juice..
60 hp jump and all that low end grunt..should put you in the club.

Lugging the ETEC is what was determined to be the cause of MOST of the early powerhead failures. This is why BRP now REQUIRES ALL new engines sold by them to be setup and test run by a certified dealer to make certain it is propped right to reach the upper end of teh RPM range. Ask Lumber about his powerhead failure and what was teh cause of it as well as many others.

Yes they have alot of bottem end grunt, but its that grunt that can hurt them.