definitely need a pic of the boat
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definitely need a pic of the boat
I am from Europe. The race is taken place in the river which goes really very slow.
The web page of the race is here: www.racecamp.cz
Pictures of the boat:
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That is a Riever Alpha 100% proper vintage late 1970's styling, and weighs a lot more than you think it does. ...
the boat alone weighs around 300 kilo, then plus the motor and tank and battery . (unless the floor and bulkheads have been taken out of the hull.)
to get this boat to 40mph with that motor is pretty good . to go 48mph top end you will suffer big time at pulling away.
these were not race boats, it is more for recreational fun and water ski-ing.
these models were made in the 1970's and 1980's, if the brown is original its around 1980 as that was a very popular colour scheme around this time.
the next model of this boat was slightly more square on the top and windscreen more wrap around , but used the very same well proven hull , they were nice boats.
if I remember correctly these were rated for about 140hp in the day.
seen lots of them with 90hp and v4's on the back, even a straight six 135hp merc.
the race looks like it will be fun.
Thank you very much for your inputs and overall information. The point is that I ended second last year and this year I want to win in my category:) I really need to increase the speed for 3-5km per hour and this would help. Do you think there is no chance with this kind of boat in these conditions?
Thanks again!
Mate if it was me, I'd try disconnecting the rev limiter and leave the 15p on.
See how many more revs it's got in it. Might pick up a mile or 2
can he disconnect the limiter on that motor ? if so how would he go about it ?
I thought its like the omc and cant be touched ?
Dunno mate , pretty easy to disconnect on a 50 .
Be the first thing I'd look at if I was chasing a couple kph
it might be easy if you know how.
But how exactly do you remove the limiter on the 50 ? is this just a simple wire or what ?
wish i could get the one off my 56 omc.
Please can you advise how to disconnect? I am not sure if I can do it as I am not aware how. Thanks!
They just disconnect a wire on the tohatsu 50.
You'd be best off asking a tohatsu dealer about the 70 or try googling it