200hp ready to go
Submitted by Paul G on Fri, 2009-09-11 17:02
Well shes on and ready for the water test ,will be doing that tuesday,with any luck i can then take her home,then we need some good weather
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PJAY
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thats one sweet looking
thats one sweet looking motor Paul....worth the wait!
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Smick
Looks real smick,certainly worth the wait
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Nope
It's not big enough. ............ lol
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Looks Fine........
Certainly looks the goods Paul, you won't even know it's running at idle..
I'm with you and just about everybody on this site as far as the weather goes.
It's supposed to be SPRING
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Yes it’s been worth the
Yes it’s been worth the wait, a little frustrating but it’s on the boat and ready to go so all is good .I was a little surprised how big it looks compared to the old motor
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looks
awesome paul you can not go wrong there mate im sure you will get a shit load of hours of pleasure out of her. my friend has twin hondas with 2500 hrs on them only every changed the water pumps and impellas. hope she goes well for you.
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make sure you wear a hat
it will blow the hair straight out of your head
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Thanks dazza im looking
Thanks dazza im looking forward to plenty of time on the water,fishing and a lot of diving. And Toni i don't have much hair to be blown out shes a little thin up top .
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Looks the good Paul, and how
Looks the good Paul, and how was that shine =)
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Very nic shine.looks like a
Very nic shine.looks like a new boat.
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look good m8
That will get up and move, Now you will be on your tip toes a lot more lol
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nice........
giddy up time!
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That looks so sweet! I
That looks so sweet! I can't wait to get a ride Paul.
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what motor did you have on
what motor did you have on it before Paul?
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I think it was a 225hp
evinrude fucht, I mean ficht.
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looks awsome Paul only prob
looks awsome Paul only prob now is your going to have to put the skid bars on the back as she will be wheel standing on the take off, one thing with a motor that size you will have another bunk to sleep on
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Pjay I had a 175hp fitch
Pjay I had a 175hp fitch before The way the weater is only be doing pony laps around the marina no wheelies.
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Boogie Time!
That'll make the tub get up and boogie Paul! Nice!
I'll be looking forward to WOT reports LOL.
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Great news Paul
Now you just have to control your urges to get out and floor it.
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what size boat is that on
what size boat is that on paul 200 horses is some serious grunt what kind of cruise. speed will you get ? .Whats a new outboard cost these days?.
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georgejungle
click on PaulG's user name and bring up his profile - that will tell you it bolted to a "6.35 Haines Challanger" in Paul's profile information
From the literature I have, the 200hp Honda retails for around $24k.
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look out now with jesse
look out now with jesse behind the wheel, might give me a run for the money lol
doesnt help with all the gold extras me and huggy will be carrying up north though
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upgrade!
One sick motor mate, will give ya plenty of grunt and reliability!
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New power
Yeh , looks very nice paul, 4 blade prop as well should create abit of action out on the water, are you taking the anti foul off the hull to give her more go as well?? it will be interesting to see how much better fuel eco is once she has run in
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I called in today and they
I called in today and they started it up ,coudn't beleave how quiet it was .Menopaul has a 225 etec whitch i thought was quiet the Honda is twice as quiet again even with muffs on can't wait to get on the water tommorow.
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Good luck on tuesday
Injoy that nice new motor, Hope its not to fast for you
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good luck with the run
good luck with the run tomorrow, saturday looks like it might be good to get out even friday , but sunday is shite( touching wood while typing)
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work s going to slow me down
work s going to slow me down ,could be a few weeks before i get out ,will do an arvo run at some stage ,just to get a feel for it.
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