Considering Re-re-Power: Am I Crazy or What :|

[bahama bound]

Hurry up !!!! Lol.....i have a chance to buy a really nice 2011 etec 115 with 25 hours (according to print out ) for around 6k .would love to know what to expect before I bought it ! My 2008 etec 90 has around 125 hours ......

[vkmaynard]

Hurry up !!!! Lol.....i have a chance to buy a really nice 2011 etec 115 with 25 hours (according to print out ) for around 6k .would love to know what to expect before I bought it ! My 2008 etec 90 has around 125 hours ......

Don't want to be beat by a 2010 Suzuki 90 HP again?

Victor

[bahama bound]

Ouch .....oh the pain .....my wife had our boat loaded down +ballast in .....im still running that 17 prop .it does good with a empty boat ,boat not as well loaded down .

[Gazmn]

Hey Bahama,

Sounds like you're feeling me with 3 digit hp

2nd motor didn't sell yet. & it may not. I just relisted it.

Vic - That Suzi is Shweet. But I got no support by me

Still on E-tec kool aid.

What's Suzi's #'s? CC & gearing & weight...

I know - you never ask a girls age or weight

[vkmaynard]

Ouch .....oh the pain .....my wife had our boat loaded down +ballast in .....im still running that 17 prop .it does good with a empty boat ,boat not as well loaded down .

With ballast that was fast. Very strong motor.

Fun!

Still expecting beers out of the."race".

Victor

[bahama bound]

Still have to fish the halyard back through my mast .gonna put my roller furling back on .concerned about my Genoa track .after storage it looks like a noodle .I love my wife dearly but she has to bring the whole damn house with us everytime we take a trip on the boat or camper .i love that Engel freezer .....but damn how all the weight adds up .

[Gazmn]

Update:
We're in "hurry up & wait" mode here till probably March. I sold my '06 motor on my transom. & Am gonna take the $5700 trade in on the '11 I dragged up from SC. I made Maybe $300 on my $4000. Ebay sale. After you take out the $480.00 Ebay took in fees. Turns out my local buyer is closely related to the Evinrude dealer I had originally purchased motor from. I cant say that he's entirely happy with me as I took my business to another dealer

The 2015 deal is 7 year extended warrantee from Evinrude, 3+2+2.
I think they already calculated in the NY/LI Boat Show pricing @ $9300 motor price for the 115 Pontoon. But I'll check. Still trying to scrape up an additional $2k so I might could make a play for a V6 135 or 150, @ 30#'s more on transom; but he's hesitant on installing a V6 on my transom

I won't have any trial runs till April earliest. & there's so little realworld feedback on the E-tecs.

The other conclusion I've come to is I should prop for ballast in+ full load weight, to not bog down engine which I may have done

Oh yeah, Happy New Year All & Thanks Heath for website update. Donation to follow...
Nudge, nudge all...

[Gazmn]

Got "The Call" today. The new motor is on

Pics to follow - when I can get to Marina

We're still a long way from being able to test. Like May. But time is marching on.

It's a 115 Pontoon...

Time will tell, but I'm hoping for good things...

P. S. We got 10-12" in Qns, NY this past Tues. With a few more inches coming.
It's not The Great Northway but it ain't boating season either

[Seapup]

Sounds like a road trip south is in order

What prop are you starting with?

First week of April is the perfect time for the Va/Carolina canal loop. Mostly motoring & would get her broken in just in time for the NY season

[vizwhiz]

but it ain't boating season either

It's always boating season down here! That's why you have a trailer...!

[Gazmn]

Ah the temptation, Alex For a road trip...

I'm gonna start with my current prop which was really too much. It's a 4 blade 13.75 x 11. I'll go through all I have here: 4x13x13; A dented Hydrus 3x14x11 & a big eared Bronze/nickle 3x14x11. That ones heavier than a stainless. Picked it up on Ebay.

Ya gotta tell me more about this VA/ Carolina loop, thing.

It's always boating season down here! That's why you have a trailer...!

True words Viz. True words... Temptation

[Seapup]

Sounds like you have quite a prop collection. I didn't know you could even get a bronze outboard prop With the lower gear ratio of the pontoon I bet it has no trouble turning the 4 blade 11 pitch.

Here is some info on the carolina loop, although it looks like most of the pics are no longer working.
http://www.macgregorsailors.com/forum/v ... l&start=15

We did it again during June last summer, but the flies were out then. I am planning on spending another week on it the first of April. I always enjoy it, long enough to be an adventure, but safe/easy enough to not be overly stressful.

[Gazmn]

A picture is worth a thousand words...

It doesn't look too big for transom

[Gazmn]

Hey Alex thanks for the link.

You know my parents used to live by the dismal swamp lock, in Chesapeake.

I'd like to take the ditch & keep going South

[beene]

Hi Gaz
Looks nice
Looks smaller than my 75






I keep comparing the Etec 150 to my 75, size, wt, etc.

For just a few pounds more wt and the same size head, I get..
Double the hp
From 1600cc i4 to 2600cc v6
133 amp alternator

I hope your 115 gives you the performance you are looking for

Fingers X

G