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  1. On 1/20/2022 at 11:15 AM, Flygaff said:

    Ive been out there on 3 days when  summer storms popped up without much waring. All three times at least 1 boat sunk. I have also towed boat in as storms approached. Safety is key. A little extra speed helps as well

    I finished the project and raised and tweaked the engines a bit. With 4 batteries and two people in the boat I was able to hit 27.8 mph. More than I expected. Now I have to mount my motor guide 24vlt motor and run the wires

  2. On 1/17/2022 at 11:12 AM, cr3 said:

    I understand your concern for safety with the twins.  I was down the far east end of the valley a couple of years ago during a weekday with no one around coming into a stiff west wind with whitecaps and 3 miles to go to get to the launch ramp when the engine quit.  Good to have that spare.

    Ive been out there on 3 days when  summer storms popped up without much waring. All three times at least 1 boat sunk. I have also towed boat in as storms approached. Safety is key. A little extra speed helps as well

  3. On 1/3/2022 at 9:58 AM, Trout Whisperer said:

    I am thinking a 4 stroke 9.9 Hp.  I have some lakes over here in Western MA that it would allow me access to as well.  Also welcome any feedback on newer 4 stroke kicker motors purchased out there.  Thx

    I purchased twin Suzuki 9.9 s for my boat last year. I can't say enough good things about the Suzuki. Elec start, fuel injected, power trim, and all for $2400.00. Another benifit of the Suzuki 9.9 is if you don't have enough power there are a couple of fixes. You can take out the breather restrictor plate and you now have a 15 HP engine, or swap the restrictor plate and the ECU and you have a true 20 HP engine. I just love my new Suzukis

  4. On 1/5/2022 at 4:38 PM, finsntins said:

    there ya go,it will definetly give you little more speed cause of the less drag,good luck with your project!!!!

    I just received a pair of TH Marine Mini Jack plates. It will give 4 inches of lift and a 4 inch setback for each engine. Now my question is, How close together should i mount the engines? I currently have them at 24 inch centers. I'm thinking of bringing that down to 17 inches. Any thoughts?

     

    Thanks

  5. 22 hours ago, finsntins said:

    20" might be good if it was a single engine setup,dead center on the transom,but you may need the short shafts with the twin motor setup.im just guessing here,you will have to see where the plates are in relation to the bottom of the transom.

    Yea, I need to get the engines up a bit. About 3 inches. I just bit the bullet and ordered two TH Marine Mini Jack Plates. You can go up as high as 5 inches and it sets the motors back 4 inches. I'm pretty sure this will cure all my ills and give me a little extra speed. $150 for each bracket. now I just have to pull two engines and drill a bunch of new holes in my transom. 

  6. 40 minutes ago, finsntins said:

    did you keep the anti-cavatation plates even with the deadrise of the transom?the anti-cavitation plate is supposed to be even with the keel of the boat.with you going with twins,the motors are now outboard of the keel,so higher up on the dead rise of the transom,thus the motors are too far in the water when on plane causing your rooster tail???

    That may be the issue. I hade twin 15s on their in the past with no issues but they were older engines. I’ll have to look at my options. I don’t believe there is a way to raise them up higher. Fun project anyway

  7. 1 hour ago, rolmops said:

    The extra weight of the second engine probably changed the weight balance enough for the boat to go up on plane and that makes a world of difference. There is a good chance that with only one 9.9 engine with the weight properly balanced (less up front more in back)and the motor properly trimmed you would make it up to 15 mph.

    The rooster tail happens because of too high trimming and /or too much water being pushed out and the air having less resistance than the water.

    The idea of using only 9.9 or less has a lot to do with keeping the lake clear of exhaust and noise pollution.

    You may or may not have found a legal loophole in the rule of this law, but the spirit of that law is breached.

     

    Yea, I’m pushing the spirit a bit. From an environmental standpoint I’m ahead of the game going from twin 15 hp 30 year old two strokes to twin 2021 four stroke. But the real issue is safety. The lake I fish blows up fast and at 8-10 mph your a sitting duck. They lose people in weather there almost every year. Also I need the extra power for fishing the Delaware river. Most of my fishing is in elec only lakes. 

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  8. I just finished the bulk of the work on my 16 Sylvan Pro Select. NJ has HP restrictions on many of the lakes I fish. 9.9 Max. They don't seem to mind if I use more than one. For years I have been running Twin 1995 Evinrudes upgraded to 15 HP. What I did here is buy 2 2021 Suzuki 9.9 and upgraded them to 20 HP each. It was a very simple upgrade. I first used a single 9.9. on my 16 Sylvan I only had 7.5 MPH.  I then upgraded it to a 20 HP. With single engine the speed went up to only 9.5 MPH. So, I bit the bullet and purchased a 2nd 9.9 and upgraded it to a 20 HP. What a Change. With the Twin 20 HP Suzuki outboards I now can hit 28 MPH. Wow, what a change. Still doing some tweaking to get things right. One issue I  am having now is I get a large rooster tail between the engines.  It is a problem.  Lots of water shooting up and into the transom area. Plus I would think it is a large drag that may slow me down. I can't seem to find a reason for the Rooster tail. Any Suggestions?

     

    Regards

     

    Bryan

  9. 1 hour ago, Kyle Thorn said:

    I’m interested, been looking for one Kyle Thorn 251 591 3937 , have a 18’ CC with brand new Merc 115 pro-xs with just 45 hrs on it , will consider possibly a parcel trade

    The boat is in great shape. Just had it serviced at the dealer. It is ready to go. Bryan 732 447 3494

  10. 1996 Ranger 250 C Center console boat includes:

    Twin 175 Mercury Optimax Engines. Repowered with New 2010 powerheads and lower units in 2015. 140 Hours since repower

    Twin Raymarine E 120 Multi-function displays

    4 KW Radar

    Flow Scan Fuel Management system

    Full canvas Enclosure

    2015 dual axle trailer

    32 gallon livewell

    200 Gallon Fuel tank

    Graphite outriggers

    2 New starting batteries

    2 new Group 31 House Batteries

    9 foot Beam

    Offshore Liferaft

    Leaning post seats

    Lots of storage

    Looks and runs great

    Boat is located in New Jersey

     

    $26000.00 

     

    Possible Partial trade for 18 ft + deep Vee aluminium boat. 

    Bryan

    [email protected]

     

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  11. 3 minutes ago, Flygaff said:

    Boat is a 1996 Ranger250C. Engines are Mercury Optimax 175s counter rotating.  I replaced  the powerheads  and lower  units 4 years ago. with new  2010 heads. not sure about hours. my guess would be  around 300  hours. I will see  if I  can get a  reading on them.  the boat has a 9  foot beam. Handles rough water  well. What else???

    Washdown pumps

    lighted  Livewell

    4 new batteries  on board

    Full canvas enclosure

    Tee  Top

    Twin VHS Radios

     

    [email protected]

     

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