I'm--gasp!--looking at a John-Rude!
Can't believe it either, but... I need to come up to speed on the 50 hp, two cylinder John-Rude loopers.
Questions:
1. Years built
2. Cubes
3. Weight of power head (approx.)
4. Hopup recommendations for a light boatl.
I know squat about these motors, other than they go like hell and have potential. My buddy has one under the bench and... You know.
Thanks,
Fastjeff
First of all, thanks for the replies!
Built a 9 foot "hydro disguised as a dink boat" that hangs off the back of our 32 footer. This gives me the excuse to relive my childhood--I had a series of 8 foot, home made hydros back then, powered by the usual 2 and 4 cylinder Mercs. A few years ago I "got that old feeling" again and built the little dink boat. It was first powered by a 9.8, then a Mark 25, then a Merc 200 with remote control, then...
Last year I put a 50 Merc on it--and it handled very well. Top speed was dissappointing, however, and the ice arrived before I could sort it out. This year, though...
Over the winter I built a Merc 25 looper twin mounted on a Mark 30 tower; a lot less weight and not that much less prop hp. We'll see how this setup works out. (Either way, I'm having lots of fun!)
The problem is that I need to retain a full gear shift for utility reasons--no quickies or jacked up to the moon setups. I take the "Admiral" to dinner across the river several times a year, and use the little boat to cart grandkids and "stuff" to the beaches.
I'm thinking that a hot triple looper mounted on a Mark 55 tower with FGS would work very well. Agreed?
Jeff