Bernie

Hoo boy. Dozens eh? Not a lemon huh? ya......Well OK. :lol:

Ben. This letter is required for all makes of sleds, not just Skidoo. It's required by government-not BRP. I don't know what other manufacturerers charge for the service. It has to be done for your sled through BRP. Don't blame the dealer.

Katrine is a small community about 50 km south of Powassan. Now.......where is Powassan? LOL

Don't think it would.

Excellent post Ted. The only thing I would add is that we should be processing more of our resources here rather than shipping out raw materials. This has been a flaw for a long time.

This was in our local paper. It would have been front page if they used paint.

This is the attitude that got the big 3 in trouble. How does that old saying go....."Build a better mousetrap?"

Very sad for you and your buddy. Have a 10 year old retriever who greets me at the door everyday without fail.

I have to ask. How did you clock the speed? And yes I have done more than 50 in a tiller but sooner have a wheel at that speed.

To be honest Forrest I don't know. What manual are you looking at? The owners manual? Perhaps it may be a little performance optimism from Mercury. I always have gone with experience of looking at the boat and motor taking a selection of props and putting on the correct one. Always seems to work out fine.

I am Family has been in boating since the 1920's. Rigged many a boat myself.

Sorry Forrest it isn't "all about proper weight/Prop match". It is part of it. The faster you go the more friction is added multiplying the amount of torque/HP required. You cant put a 19" prop on a 5hp and get 50 MPH out of it. There is hull design, horse power, friction and torque in the equation. If you put too large of a prop on a boat it may or will take the RPM's down below its powerband. It will or can make your boat slower. It can also be hard on your internal engine parts by creating more strain on bearing surfaces. Most manufacturers will give you an RPM range to work with a particular engine. Usually it will be within a 500 rpm range. This is where you want your engine to run when it is wide open with a normal load. A top quality stainless prop is the way to gain performance. Aluminum blades will flex a little at high rpm and you lose a little bit.

Don't kid yourself there Shawn. Women rule the world. Gotta keep on the good side of them!

Great laugh. Thanks for that!

Hey wow Forrest. I gotta get you to prop my boat for me.

I would say your first estimate was pretty good Ben. An 18 ft boat with a 60 unloaded like what you fellows are looking at would be about 30 to 35. Takes a lot of HP to push a boat 40 to 50 mph. And more fuel.

OK OK ..I was kidding!

Hey guys, tillers are a great learner craft. Drove them until I was twelve.

5 year old girls should not have been wearing earrings in the 80's Bly.

Can you fix up a jig in those colors Glen?

Great analogy Beans!. It's what I have been saying for years but saying it like that makes it easy for everyone to understand.

Ha. Now that's the answer I was looking for!

That's good at least one is. Won't need to edit to NF.

Surfing around. Found these. Does this one remind you of anyone? This one doesn't even look real. Is it? This one I am familiar with, but some may think it is weird.

A guy ended up in the doghouse over this project.