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Dave Wheeler wrote:
Shay (Tarbaby) "kidnapped" my boat for my wife and took it to get the F-60 put on and had it set up similar to his. The only difference was we went 1 bolt hole lower on my mount. The performance is virtually identical. Differences are his was one hole higher, and had bottom paint. Mine is not painted.
I find top end speeds interesting, not a huge difference when adding more HP.
I have a 1986 15' with 40 HP Honda 4-stroke with s/s prop and I run 34.7 on GPS with 1 adult 6 gal of fuel and full gear on board and able to get up on plane with (4) 250lb adults on board (and a 65lb rock).
Very happy all around
I repowered my 1982 15 with an F60 after a complete refurb in 2005, along with Shay. I chose a Bob's 5" set back. Recently, I had a custom 18 gallon aluminum fuel cell built and love it. (In fact I have a spare for sale because I've decided to convert an 88 to a center console and no longer need it.) Anyway, the factory prop of 10.25 X 15 was bouncing off the rev. limitor constantly at 6300 plus. Replaced with a Turbo Hot Shot 10.5 X 15 and settled her right down, thanks to Tom W Clark. (Much heavier than the black powdercoated Yamaha SS). Tough to see 5800 now. The Garmin is showing 43.5 mph, but I can only obtain this alone, and I weigh 155 pounds. Oh yeah, and a full 48 quart cooler forward of the console.
Just picked up an 08 F60 for the 88, which will be bolted to a Vance 5" jack plate, and I'm sure I'll start out at 1.5" above the keel with the a/v plate again. This time I'd like to find a SS prop at 16 inches of pitch to try her out. Battery, and hopefully 18 gallons of fuel or so should all be located inside the console and centerline.
No reports of hole shots because I don't pull anything. And I "never" run WOT more than one minute. At least thats what my mechanic likes to hear. zotcha.
