Added to the armada. bennington nugtoon. 20' of fury.

[1quick]

so you think try that first listed 3 blade or that rando 4 blade they listed.

I think I’d try that spitfire in the standard aluminum, it’s slightly smaller diameter might make it easier to spin the 15 pitch but with like 90% of the benefits of the 15 pitch lol, possibly less rpm loss, id probably stick with a 4 blade

 

[Yaj Yak]

same tube set up as mine, just a foot or two longer

115hp yamadog ran 35

https://s3.amazonaws.com/eosstatic/...620b608fc/BNT-21SLX-F115XB-2014-10-28-PNT.pdf

 

[Yaj Yak]

i figure im going to get a second prop anyways, just for when i inevitably smoke this one whenever that happens.

 

[Yaj Yak]

I’m guessing the motor is drive by wire? Even though the throttle could possibly physically go a touch further it’s probably truly wot on the motor, those aluminum props are fairly cheap I’d say goive it a try, try to keep the diameter as close to the same as possible and try that 15 pitch, you could get a slightly smaller inch prop to get sort of an In between performance, slightly more than a 14 pitch slightly less than a 15

Controls
Mechanical throttle & shift

Full throttle RPM
5000-6000

https://www.mercurymarine.com/en/us/engines/outboard/fourstroke/75-150hp/

 

[1quick]

https://www.mercurymarine.com/en/us/engines/outboard/fourstroke/75-150hp/

Maybe you can make like a 1/2 inch spacer out of starboard or something? Cut a small notch in the side or something so you can slide the cables through and not have to disconnect anything, then just pooky the notch with silicone or something so you don’t see it, that may give you the room for piece of mind that your actually at wot, or pull the cover first and verify your linkage is actually wot when the stick is down to the wood may save some time

 

[Yaj Yak]

im picking up what you're putting down

 

[1quick]

If there’s a couple hundred more hidden rpm I have no doubt you will pick up 2-3 mph with that set up, I’ll ask my dad if he still remembers what combo he was running he probably has notes lol, for some reason I think that motor liked a lot rpm, I vaguely remember him turning like 6500 with it but I could be wrong the merc 115 is a rebadged 90 if I remember correctly and it needs the extra rpm to perform at the desired 115 hp otherwise is basically a 90 hp, I could be way off but thinking this was the issue he ran into propping it

 

[Yaj Yak]

it's amazing how little of information exists on these outboards. i can't find shit.

 

[1quick]

it's amazing how little of information exists on these outboards. i can't find shit.

I think merc quit putting model years on them too at some point I remember the verados not having years on them or something

 

[Yaj Yak]

If there’s a couple hundred more hidden rpm I have no doubt you will pick up 2-3 mph with that set up, I’ll ask my dad if he still remembers what combo he was running he probably has notes lol, for some reason I think that motor liked a lot rpm, I vaguely remember him turning like 6500 with it but I could be wrong the merc 115 is a rebadged 90 if I remember correctly and it needs the extra rpm to perform at the desired 115 hp otherwise is basically a 90 hp, I could be way off but thinking this was the issue he ran into propping it

so the motor i have is 2,061 cc, 2.1 liters- 4 cylinder- apparently they round up-

says this

For best all around performance from your outboard/boat
combination, select a propeller that allows the engine to operate
in the upper half of the recommended full throttle RPM range
with the boat normally loaded

mercury has a prop slip calculator app- playing with that, 15 pitch says 37mph at 6250 rpm, 36 mph at 6000 RPM.

 

[1quick]

so the motor i have is 2,061 cc, 2.1 liters- 4 cylinder- apparently they round up-

says this




mercury has a prop slip calculator app- playing with that, 15 pitch says 37mph at 6250 rpm, 36 mph at 6000 RPM.

Can you see what your slip is at with your current prop it would probably be similar on the bigger one

 

[Yaj Yak]

says 12.54 for current setup.

but. this is a fun tidbit im now reading as well.

The analog rpm gauges are notorious for being off by as much as 350 rpm as mine was.

sweet.


at least i know the mph is correct, since it's Garmin GPS

 

[bikrboy128]

just sawzall the dash so the throttle has room

that's a nice toon you got though. 33mph is still decent cruise speed imo

 

[Yaj Yak]

just sawzall the dash so the throttle has room

that's a nice toon you got though. 33mph is still decent cruise speed imo

FICKSEDED IT

33mph is pleeennty "fast". i rarely go that "fast".

it's more that id love to be going 18 mph at 3k rpm than 15.6 mph at 3k rpm

 

[Yaj Yak]

And then there was one.

Crossing my fingers for at least one more solid day... Crazy how much we've lost of September and October

 

[RICH17]

How the hell did I miss this?

 

[1quick]

I’m definitely going for at least 1 more ride

 

[Yaj Yak]

I’m definitely going for at least 1 more ride

i technically have to, at a minimum to pull it out.

im really trying to hold out though because i need to add the center bunks to my trailer... which will require me having my trailer home... while my garage is full of shed pieces, which would suck.

 

[Yaj Yak]

 

[Yaj Yak]

In.

 

[Bub]

In.

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Tfti

 

[Yaj Yak]

Tfti

quaranboatin' bro

 

[wc9550]

That’s a good looking boat!!! We looked at a lot of them before we got ours last year. Now we are just waiting for less restrictions for boating so we can get ours out on the water again.

 

[Flyn]

$25 to cruise all day? Not bad.

Bennington FTW!

 

[Yaj Yak]

That’s a good looking boat!!! We looked at a lot of them before we got ours last year. Now we are just waiting for less restrictions for boating so we can get ours out on the water again.

whatd you wind up with?