Trailering from Plymouth, Ma to Salem, Ma

[Rick Ackley]

just a thought, why all the way to Salem? Couldn't Monihans in Weymouth or some place closer to home make the same deal? Asking in case I need someone out that way to fix my ride while doing a trip in the Bay?

[gf2020]

Just a thought, why all the way to Salem? Couldn't Monihans in Weymouth or some place closer to home make the same deal?

Sounds like he is buying a used engine from them.

[fishsmith]

GF got it, they had the motor and part of the deal was installation.

[fishsmith]

1991 150 Johnson was on a 21ft Privateer, new to boat is a 2003 140 Suzuki 4strk.
IMHO The Zuke is great, after todays run, all the good things I’ve read and heard are true. The bad news is minor, but here it is. Idle is low 3-400rpms and will stall, it takes a while but it stalls, does start right back up, hopefully that is an idle adjustment and top end was down from 43kts with the 150hp to 35kts with the 140hp . Today we went from Plymouth to ptown, the fishing there stunk, but we left catching puny stripers to get nothing, then back to catching puny fish. But the day was about checking out the motor, and that went great. First efficiency guestimates are 65mi = 12gal.. That’s a doable day. A new prop might increase the performance some, but like today, sometimes the seas only let you go 20kts, but I like it dry and non pounding.