Can't go over 2500 rpm's?

[macojoe]

should have told me that 15 years ago!!!

[nymack66]

You are so close to fix the Rude ..I have a v6 lower unit if you need it fix the darn engine it will last ..Good luck with the new engine , fix this Rude for spare , so when Ferm is on the road again you use the spare until he's back !
As for going to the "dark" side now you can compare !!

[bigshrimpin]

[QUOTE=nymack66;125442]You are so close to fix the Rude ../QUOTE]

NYMack - You should see that motor . . . The motor is on it's 10th life. The only way that it'll survive is with a donor mid and lower and all new ignition and harness . . . and it's a BIG "if" whether the lower will drop. It's a total rehab . . . I wish it weren't. MJ is getting the motor with controls and prop mounted and rigged for $600 + the piles of aluminum scrap ;)

[macojoe]

Yep time to move on!! Is the Merc the way to go?? But we are going to find out fast!

It makes a ton of seance on my part! BS gets all the parts that I will ever need, he knows everything there is to know about them, and is willing to help when I need it!
I getting a great deal, and I have BS & CB as friends and fishing partners when ever they want to go!

What else could a guy want??

well thses guys are cute but a couple of super models would top off the deal!

[nymack66]

Thanks,
I now see it as a blessing in disguise, knowing the facts ..

[randlemanboater]

I'm glad someone on here is getting that sweet motor BS has......I bet you will like the Merc MJ.

Ever since I saw those extra clean Merc/Mariners that BS is getting in, I have been looking for a cheep speed boat hull to put one of them on (please don't mention this to my wife).

[macojoe]

Well we finely got the bugs worked out of the Mercury!!

When we took for its first run it would bog down bad when trying to give it gas and BS said the Stator was gone.

When we got back to the house we ck the carbs and found a hole ton of crap in one! So BS had another set of carbs we cleaned all out and made sure all was well. Then tried again, but forgot to ck and clean fuel pump and when out there it ran better but the pump was failing.
So back to the house and got a kit and rebuilt the fuel pump.

Back to the water, again ran 100 times better but yet again something was still wrong, BS says like he had been the hole time the Stator, so back to the barn again we go.
This time BS comes with a pile of stuff everything we woukd need to rebuild the motor! He did a Stator test according to the book and the Stator was indeed bad!, Then ck the switch boxes and they were fine, the rectumfire (LOL) also had a hole burned thru it and we replaced that.
Then pulled all the wires 4 broke as we did this, and ck all the coils. replaced the wires and off to the water again!!

Well after 3 days and replacing most of the ignation system the motor ran like a champ!! We went out for a good hour of running and not a hicup!

It is the smallest horse power I would want on there, but it performs well. I might try a different prop but its not bad right now, my tac is not the best and we are not sure it right but its close.

So thanks to BS I am back on the water as of today!! Thanks BS!!

[THEFERMANATOR]

Get a MIRAGE PLUS or MICHIGAN WHEEL APOLLO large diameter prop. The extra large diameter will help out with the smaller HP on that big tank. You'll lose a little top end, but your mid range and slow speed control will be MUCH better.

[macojoe]

Yes it has a 15 X 17 right now, But I have a Hustler 15 1/2 x 15 here that just needs the merc hub, $35, I am going to give it a shot see what happens, and get another Tac. I agree a bigger proop is going to do the trick!!

If the Tac was right?? It was running 25 Kt at about 4500 to 4800 RPM Tacking wot at 5200 at 30 kts

[steplift20]

heres a stupid suggestion do you have the right prop size? to big and it wont go fast