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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | Just installed new 2014 ETEC 150HO on ESOX Maniac this spring (replaced blown 1989 Johnson 150.... )
Pro's - Same Raker SS prop - she's now scary fast. Starts great & purrs. Gas useage is 1/3rd of old motor. Top GPS speed is now somewhere north of 65mph, but I haven't really opened it up yet (65 was good enough- still had lots of RPM's left.)
Con's - still in 10hr breakin - even after our week in Canada - they didn't tell me its 10 hrs at or above 3000 rpm until the oil usage automatically goes to normal. Found that out when I went in to make sure I had done winterizing correctly.
Don't know how long its going to take - 10 hrs @ 3000rpm is equivalent to ~300 mile up on plane - average day in Canada maybe 20-30 minutes/day. So, looks like I'll be doing some multi-species spring running & gunning on Mississippi R, the Pete & Castle Rock.
Hoping for a short winter!
Have fun!
Al
Edited by ESOX Maniac 11/23/2014 6:24 AM
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