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I am probably the closest you will get to dialing that boat in as I have an almost similar setup. I have the same hull design with a three-cylinder DF40. I have the engine mounted all the way up( last hole) and it is fine. Your engine mounting height is way too low. Thanks for your comments. I was ...

Q5: When the engine speed accelerated to 6,200-RPM, was the engine speed being limited by the engine itself to protect it from damage? A5: With people in the boat [the engine acceleration] seemed to stop on its own. I'm not sure where the actual limiter cuts in; the maximum engine speed is rated fo...

....looks like a 14-inch diameter propeller can be used...appropriate propeller might be the steel three-blade 16-pitch or 14-pitch, both 13-1/4-inch diameter or the aluminum 17-pitch or 15-pitch. The engine is DF-60a, a lighter-weight version with a much smaller [gear case] than the DF60. The DF60...

Q4: When the fuel tank is 1/4-FULL, how many gallons of gasoline are in the tank? I believe capacity is about 9-gallons. Boat is brand new to me. I plan to fill it up soon which should give me an indication of capacity. I'm sure there are 75-lbs up front between the tank, amplifier, battery (a ligh...

Re the DF-60: I didn't put it on there. It weighs 229-lbs (the same as a 40-HP) which I believe is not more than an old 40-HP three-cylinder two-stroke-power-cycle engine weighed. If the boat can go 40-MPH and if I and determine that to be unsafe, then I just wont' go that fast. The gear ratio on th...

After 22 years of dreaming about Boston Whalers, I treated myself to [a customized and modified 13-footer] for my 45th Birthday. This [customized and modified 13] has been extensively refurbished and modified [see images below]. It has been re-powered a Suzuki DF-60a with a PowerTech SCB4 10.375-inc...