Honda 200hp water test
Well I have been a 2 stroke guy as long as I can remember, and have not had the chance to go out on a boat with a four stroke, Menopaul has the Etec225hp and it is a very quiet motor compared to most two strokes. We took the "Re Lisa" down the swan today for the water test on the new motor and it blew me away .The old motor was a 175 evenrude and did 34 knots, but was noisey. The Honda four stroke can hardly be heard when idling and at wot you can hold a conversation over the noise .It was very quiet and we got a top speed of 44 knots,with a full tank of fuel 210 litres I Was very impressed and would recommend anyone looking at buying a new motor to get out on a boat with a four stroke, before buying a two stroke and see for yourself .I will do a couple of trips and get some fuel consumption figures, Am one happy little camper. Thanks Malcolm and Ryan down at Men On Boats for your service, it was well worth the wait.
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Thats a pretty quick boat.
Thats a pretty quick boat. Just gotta wait for the weather to play ball and you can test her out in some real conditions
Is the motor on the boat now, or was it a presale test?
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the motor is on and at home
the motor is on and at home waiting for some good wether ,might head out for a night fish on friday if the wether stays good.
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Baron Custom
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AWESOME
Any chance you can take a vid with sound for us to see and hear that tough looking motor go ?.... Enjoy Cheer's Darryl
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Mate I only put the throtal
Mate I only put the throtal down slowly and she was off, no problem getting on the plain was as quick as the old motor from standing start. probabily a little slower than an etec but not by much.
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mako magic
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agree about out of the hole,
agree about out of the hole, my 225 thumps the commodore from a standing start, happy to hear it all went well today and they are nice when they open up hey paul
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Not wrong can't wait to get
Not wrong can't wait to get a full days fish in,looking forward to bill fishing out back of Rotto this year .
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Will do a movie next tim
Will do a movie next time out,of take off and noise.
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converted myself not long ago
but only 60 motor.....
but still a remarkable difference in noise and fuel consumption. lost very little "out of hole" speed but does not bother me.
the boat definitely plains better, and through the whole power range, rather than constantly working the throttle.
would not go back to a conventional 2 stroke
alfred
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That is one fast boat now
That is one fast boat now Paul! Not that it was slow in the past!
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hey paul i must have spoken
hey paul
i must have spoken to ryan about your boat today when i picked mine up
i'm having a few probs getting my 175 honda on my 6 meter haines to get anywhere near 40 knots. (which i reckon it should)
at 35 knots at mo so raised motor up another hole.
get motor height right then re look at prop.
they are a lovely quiet motor though. highly recommended
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good to hear paul
its good to hear it turned out better than expected paul, i was a two stroke convert and especially like the Etecs but on my present rig with the Yammy 4st , yes i was suitable impressed, the 4st take a little longer to get going thats why it helps to put a few extra HPs on the back when upgrading, but when cruising is where the 4st come on the the scene with quietness.
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Great to hear.... can't wait to hear it... !
I will be spending the extra for a HONDA 4 when the time come's... Good luck and ENJOY.....
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Grayzee not to sure on what
Grayzee not to sure on what you sould get wot i use to get 34 knot with the 175hp evenrude , Ryan was a little surprised at the speed we got today, they were thinking around the 39 knot mark .
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was that GPS speed though
was that GPS speed though paul or guage speed?
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Guage speed will check on
Guage speed will check on the gps when i fit it back in ,i now she was going a lot quicker than the last motor,will be intresting to see i know the last gauge was spot on with the gps .
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44kn? Whoa thats good for a
44kn? Whoa thats good for a motor that isn;t even run in yet!
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more speed
and more than likely a greater range?
Gotta be happy with that!
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44 KNOTs
44 knots equals HOON on the ocean paul. watch out for the radars !!
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i guess it might get to that
i guess it might get to that speed 4 times a year weather permiting ,i'll still be geting around at the 24-28 knot which is comfortable.it will take a little geting use to .I did notice the waterline of the boat was down 10mm to normal with the extra kg's of the Honda also a full tank of fuel
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will be interesting to see
will be interesting to see the WOT speed via GPS
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That's great news Paul
Now to get her out fishing again.
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Good stuff Paul!
Yup, quick for sure! Great you're pleased with it mate!
You'd expect perhaps a lil more when run in? (As Tll said).
What's the revs at (current WOT) Paul? (Or where you too busy peeling the (wind) tears out of your eyes as you peeked over the screen?
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good to see
nothing worse than a boat with no donk
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yep sounds good but as you
yep sounds good but as you said maybe 4 times a year full throttle is used, best off being sensible and comfortable
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yep sounds good but as you
yep sounds good but as you said maybe 4 times a year full throttle is used, best off being sensible and comfortable
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what prop are you running
what prop are you running Paul????
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17inc four blade s/s
17inc four blade s/s
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