It's " sleepy time for my V21 "

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by bgreene

Maybe I'm getting soft because last years final trip I had spray freezing on the V windshield and sliding down as slush..... deck was slippery as I trolled for stripers.

This past trip ( last ) Saturday it started around 26 degrees but warmed to around 40.
Stripers prefer water temps in the 50's so now for me, I'm done striper fishing.

Well, you can always fish for Whiting, Ling and White Perch. Some good eating there. I know of a hole in the Jake's Branch of the Tom's River where the Perch love to hang at about 15-20 feet. If you sneak up on them quietly you can usually fill a bag before noon. Best way is to cut your engine a way's out, then use an electric or a paddle to move to them.

[macojoe]

Up here its been over! But not only that they have screwed with all the limts with more to come! No Cod for 6 months, then wait and see the limts? Haddock is like 3 fish, and pollock is also getting cut. Also there will be no fishing for the later while the Cod is closed so to stop hooking other ground fish by mistake. Striped Bass is going to 1 fish this year. Still waitting on the new Fluke limts?
I miss boating and fishing so much, but glad if I had to stop, it was at the right time to get out!!
Oh and did I say it was 38* for today's high!!

[phatdaddy]

i've heard of places where water freezes in the air, but i never thought they were real

you guys are tough

[jhamz71]

what are performance numbers with the 150 and 200 etecs?

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by jhamz71

what are performance numbers with the 150 and 200 etecs?

Not sure, but I had a 150 carb'd Evinrude before I put the 200 etec HO on so:

Mid 90's 150 was strong.......likely 165 hp at the prop.
Ran my V21 to maybe 38-40mph WOT

2005 Etec 200 HO is powerful......also more than 200 prop HP.
Pushes the V21 to 50mph trimmed and very light, otherwise 47-49mph.
The other benefits are MANY......
Instant starting - every time, and immediately idles smooth, quiet.
No smoke
Purrs quietly at 3,500 - 4,000 rpm, the range I usually run which is mid 20's to 30knots.
Sips oil, easy on fuel, probably burns less fuel than the 150 did.

[bradford]

Originally Posted by jhamz71

what are performance numbers with the 150 and 200 etecs?

I topped her out once, I think it was low to mid 40s MPH

Cruise at 31 MPH at around 4400 RPM

Turning a 14 1/4 X 17P Solas stainless prop.

Awesome fuel consumption and it will scare you how little oil it uses.

I love the 150 and its a great match for the V-20, but if I were to do it again I'd hang a 200 just because I like a little more top end cruising speed sometimes.

I have a 19P prop I could use, but I love the 17 when idling and manuvering around docks etc. The ETECs idle at 500 RPM.

I'm trying to sell off all my junk to hang a 90 ETEC on my Carolina Skiff.

Right now my skiff with a 90 two stroke Tohatsu burns about as much as the V-20 with a whole lot less hull weight, only 12 gallons of fuel versus 55 gallons in the V-20, and much more efficient hydrodynamics.