i need more power, the 30 hp tohatsu is not enough. boat will run 35mph but takes forever to plane out. Can anyone point me in a direction for more power?
i need more power, the 30 hp tohatsu is not enough. boat will run 35mph but takes forever to plane out. Can anyone point me in a direction for more power?
I have the same boat w/ Yamaha pro-v 50,it does 65mph.....you should be around 40-45mph,try jacking the motor and talk to Mr.Hill about a prop...
How about an SST60 motor.
i think ditching the tohatsu and buying a better motor is the ticket. i need to find someone in socal selling one.
What is boat length ?
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11 feet and the motor hangs off another foot. So from the very front to the motor mount measures 12 ft
i would put a 50 tohatsu or 40m merc (slightly modded) with a 11x21 (minimum) cleaver. a mod 40 merc with a good prop will push that boat well into the 70's. "Jackson" has a lil red one that will fly.
If you wanna go like mad the advice givens it. If you were ok with more out of that 30 Id bet its there. # 1 & or 2 prop & set up. Then research the motor for speed advantage, does it have a rev-limiter?, is it a de-tuned version of a more powerful model? It will of course have limits but 35mph & hard to get on plane sounds like a 'fishing prop' too shallow. Cant get a good look in the pics.
i have tried several different pitched props (all aluminum). i agree a better prop would help, but probably not enough. currently, the boat cavitates very easily so i think if i raised the motor this problem would only get worse. as for performance upgrades i have not been able to find much info for the tohatsu. i am sure this is a standard fishing / run of the mill motor. At wot rpms are at 5100 to 5400
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