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| VMS - 5/6/2019 9:49 AM
Was the competitor the 175 or 165?
If the 175, I'm betting you will be close. That higher gear ratio gives that motor a lot of low end grunt which is really nice. The old 1999 Johnson 50hp 2 stroke had a 2.42:1. That was a great motor for weight...
Steve
The competitor was a 165 tiller it had max 70 so this was the biggest I could put on that hull. I had one open hole above the top bolt so second hole down it would do 5200 RPM 36 to 39 mph. I thought about raising it a hole to try to get more RPM and speed but ended up trading it in anyway. On that hull it would plane almost instantly.
The 1675 Lund pro guide is slightly wider longer and heavier plus it has ips
16'7 87 beam 920lb vs 16'9" 90 beam 1080lb w/ ips
Thanks for your time and advice.
Edited by Muskies247 5/6/2019 10:40 AM
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