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Engine very smooth,drive all the way down,full throttle. Have not checked Iboats,but maybe the drive ratio is off. Will try and find the gear ratio tomorrow and let you know. Thanks again for your help. Ps. very good top end still.Just went out and could not find the ratio. Vaguely see V8 and 5.0 litre. You may be on to something.The boat once on plane ,behaves like a complete different beast. That gear ratio may have been for a lighter or smaller boat?.Defineatly no prop slippage.

Been there ,done that!,not funny! ,nice picture thou.!

Dare you to try Sturgeon Point marina in Wasaga beach:whistling:Nasty steep!!

If only the owners could here that,I'm sure some changes would be in order! I would hope.

Nice catch,the smallies are on fire everywhere !!!!!!!!!!!

Went out for about 7 hours today. Boat ran very well. I added about 4 gallons of 94 octane to the tank prior to todays fishing trip. Would that make any difference on get up and go?. I think I will still look at options in the off season for a 15pitch or 4 blade 17 combination or whatever else is available. Out of the hole today, 20 seconds. Still a little long I would think. Any opinions more than welcome.

Very nice one Brian!!!!!!!!!!

Very nice Dan!!

Did they forget to count?,holy cow they were lucky!

For that size your pretty well limited to a place like Metal Supermarket or The Metal Place on steeles in Brampton, may have a off cut. Not sure where your located?

What a fishery, great pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lot's of time out,(Two or three Saturdays a month,and the odd Sunday.A few hours during the week.) and I'll have to say years of listening and trying new things. I have fished for as long as I can remember and still learning every day. The members of this board are always more than welcome to help with any questions.

You will,even without the trailer:(

Lol. bigbuck,I managed to pooch two myself.I'm the guy!!!!!.When all this happened,to the book we went for specs. The drive to the best of my knowledge is oem. Tomorrow she goes out for a good run. I'll give you a up to date report than. Thanks

The motor is solid. I believe under 200 hours on the meter. Old but mighty!!. As said earlier,I might drop one more pitch to 15,or will find out 4 blade versus 15 pitch. My 17 is hit and miss, that also I will talk to him as well. Thanks big buck.

Was it a illegal operation?,or were they meant to mingle at a certain time or age?

Good to know!,doesn't get slippery when wet?.

I'm sure there is a bit of water logging going on. When I start trimming at wot,I can easily hit 4500rpm. Usually 3500rpm is a nice cruising speed.

One of the best looking fish for sure!!!!

Just be carefull,have to go to the river to get the temperature?right?. Just look at the members and guests.I think you'll get what I'm talking about ehg.

Even when on plane I never go over 4000rpm. If I get 3200+rpms on take off, it gets up fairly quick.3000rpm,extra body up front to get it to plane. I believe 4500rpm on a 305ci. is ok.

You may be on to something there!,I'll talk to him about it and see what he thinks. Thanks.

I believe it's a alpha,prior 1990 something.V8 out drive stamped on top. The turbulence out back when getting started are second to none,quite the sight. Still will get citywide to make it a 15pitch. Still plenty of top end for me,but that's not the end all be all if you know what I mean. Still should be over 40mph,I hope, even with a elephant in the trunk. lol.

I will look at the hub,runs smooth as silk. Might be a weight load differential as I have a long front,but 200hp. With that kind of Hp,you would think the 3500 rpm would be a constant. I'll see after Saturday. Thanks for your help.

You didn't see Pete bowman did you? 20-30' off drop offs,he was catching 6lb plus SM .Tons there .Maybe try a tad deeper.