yes

have fun, nice ride :wiggle:

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Nice article in the ProJo. Good luck, should be upgrading that mako soon.

Thanks :D

I think i am going to keep this boat for a while...

hey ZacS, how many GPH were you getting with your boat?? 3? 4?

6-7gph running 25 kts on a 2000 150 evinrude ficht.

4 stroke go with the 'zuki.. everyone I know with one loves them
the r/v has a 200hp Merc that goes pretty good, 9-10gph, 25ft at 24kts...

OK i have 2 questions...
1- how much does a 115 suzuki go for these days????
2- how much fuel would i save with a 4-stroke vs. a 2 stroke???

like i said, i would reccomend the 140HP zuke, but you would do ok with the 115. From what I hear, you would save 50% in fuel if you went 4 stroke with the zuke or 2 stroke with the etec.

the 115hp costs around 7K. 140 around 8K. etecs are considerbably more, i think over 10k for the 150hp.

figure another grand to install it. you could do it yourself, i have done it twice, but it is a pain in the ass, and i paid for the service the last time....

the new hpdi 2 strokes are more fuel efficient than a 4 stroke. it is a trade off now. the biggest difference is maintanence intervals and how oil is added.

Interesting..

I am quickly learning that boats = $$$$

a new engine will have to wait till next year or maybe the year after...

All i know is I cant wait to put her in the water :love:

Call and order seatow or safesea now... good peace of mind at 120 bucks....
then we shall go catch fluke and basses till our arms fall off....

Mako's are great boats. I have a 215 with a honda 150 on it. It is slow as balls but its also a tank. This boat really takes the rough stuff well.

Congrats! Classicmako.com is a great referance site for ya.

IMO go with more power. You'll get a longer life out of the motor if you aren't working it so hard during its life. I just learned the hard way and I'd do anything to change my 150 for a 225 (except pay for it)

new 2 strokes are as efficient as 4 strokes but are pretty expensive.... Most 2 strokes need dealer maintence after 300 hrs where 4 strokes are usually 100-200... My dealer said the alarm will go off at 100 hrs. but just to bring it in real quick and at 200 hours we will do the maintence. DF 60-70 price out at 5-7K with controls and install so im guessing the 90-115 tier are somewhere 8-10 ish.(suzuki im talking)

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guarentee is super. Good luck with the new ride.

Best three sites for you to go to for information are ClassicMako.com and ClassicSeacraft.com and Continuouswave (Whalers). Just about all the info on doing old boats you could possibly need...

You should look at leftovers or hpdi used engines. Alot of people still want the 4 strokes, so there are some out there.

The two strokes do have advantages over the 4's.

1. longer maintenance intervals
2. more torque :D
3. better fuel efficiency in lots of cases
4. they weigh less, usually 1/3 less on larger motors

The Pringles Blitz we used to call it. I might like Popcorn Blitz even better though. :D

popcorn sounds good - I was reading another site where a couple of "rockstars" were giving lessons on finding birds with radar and running them down - just the type of crap I love (esp come tuna time). Somebody else came up with a great recipe to counteract this involving oatmeal, a cup of bunker oil, and not so cryptic messages over the vhf. Bet their sweet arses I'm breaking that out this season.

-sorry to add to the highjack -- great boat eben, we had a 19' mako about the same vintage when I was a little kid - wish I had it myself now.

about 12 years ago me and my dad dumped a 10 lb bag of popcorn right at the hairpin turn at brenton point.......... If i only had a camera. A dude in a moped came burning around the corner and hit 3 gulls at once. we were lucky no one got hurt, but man oh man what a trip :D

Boat update- hull has been compounded to a mirror shine, teak has been cleaned.. engine wont start and i am ready to sell it :hihi:

Not counting all the women walking down Thames, there's few things I miss more then rental moped accidents at the old 561 Thames Edition of the Saltwater Edge.

The rental place was just 100 yards or so up the street and they always seemed to hit cars, each other, flower pots, fire hydrants, mail boxes, etc on a monthly basis. I loved it.

That and tossing a dead eel out into the street was always good for a laugh...

ahh the old dead eel in the street. thats almost as good as the quarter epoxied to the curb :hihi:

varnish varnish varnish. :hihi:

"E-TEC" thats what you need eben. Best 2-stroke on the market. AND the lightest of any of the new 2 or 4 strokes.Less weight, better economy. Thats the name of the game now!!!

nope.. I oil my teak with bunker oil :usd:

Uffa you use the eels yet??? Im counting on you for the next surfhog 50 from the surf :hihi:

Nope, haven't used them YET!! The last big one was with one of F-18
eels. About 30", got it 3 ft from the boat and those cheep-a$$ swivel I used let go. Now its no more swivels,clips,or anything, just tie direct to the hook.(Although I do inject Menhaden Oil).