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punthouse
07-25-2002, 06:57 PM
Just bought a 89 Searay 160 with 130 hp outdrive Mercruiser with 17 in pitch prop. Barely gets to 38 mph. Is this normal? Runs great and smooth. Tanks for your time.

lghtnin33
07-25-2002, 07:38 PM
yep, thats about it as far as speed and it sounds like you dont have a lot of weight during the runs. as far as the motor to boat size you might gain 1 to 3 mph by going to a 19 pitch with 1/4 tank of gas,2 people, and a lot of trim.

twistedpair
07-31-2002, 09:42 AM
Is that GPS or speedo? If it's speedo yer probably closer to 33 mph. J/K

HavasuDreamin'
07-31-2002, 10:58 AM
punthouse:
Just bought a 89 Searay 160 with 130 hp outdrive Mercruiser with 17 in pitch prop. Barely gets to 38 mph. Is this normal? Runs great and smooth. Tanks for your time.uhhhhhhhhh.........I don't know! I would think that with a 16' boat and 130hp you might crack 40 mph (of course I don't know your boat, just hypothetically speaking here). How is your prop? Is it all dinged up or is it nice and straight? If speed is THAT important to you, go from an aluminum prop to a bronze or stainless prop and you will most likely pick up 3-4 mph. Good Luck