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by Rocky
Mon Jul 18, 2022 4:23 pm
Forum: PERFORMANCE
Topic: 1986 SUPER SPORT 15, 70-HP
Replies: 13
Views: 5163

Re: 1986 SUPER SPORT 15, 70-HP

Measuring speed by gps
by Rocky
Mon Jul 18, 2022 8:23 am
Forum: PERFORMANCE
Topic: 1986 SUPER SPORT 15, 70-HP
Replies: 13
Views: 5163

Re: 1986 SUPER SPORT 15, 70-HP

I appreciate your help.
Gear ration is .48 it also says (12:25)

Im guessing that means 2 to 1 but Im not familiar the numbers.

Would compression have any thing to do with it?
What about it running on 2 cyl without me knowing? The engine does not sound rough

thanks again
by Rocky
Sat Jul 16, 2022 8:34 pm
Forum: PERFORMANCE
Topic: 1986 SUPER SPORT 15, 70-HP
Replies: 13
Views: 5163

Re: 1986 SUPER SPORT 15, 70-HP

Well I was wrong. Full throttle and trimed it is only turning 4800 rpm not 5800 as i reported earlier
I was doing 35 mph

Any more help is appreciated
by Rocky
Thu Jul 14, 2022 8:23 pm
Forum: PERFORMANCE
Topic: 1986 SUPER SPORT 15, 70-HP
Replies: 13
Views: 5163

Re: 1986 SUPER SPORT 15, 70-HP

Q1: what prop do you have on the boat? The propeller [previously described as having unspecified number of blades and diameter 13.5-inch and pitch 18] is an Evinrude Raker 394758. Q3: is your tach functioning properly? By the sound of the motor I can't imagine it running at any higher RPM than indi...
by Rocky
Wed Jul 13, 2022 9:03 pm
Forum: PERFORMANCE
Topic: 1986 SUPER SPORT 15, 70-HP
Replies: 13
Views: 5163

1986 SUPER SPORT 15, 70-HP

My 1986 SUPER SPORT 15 has an Evinrude 70-HP engine with a stainless steel propeller [of unspecified number of blades] of 13.5-inch diameter and 18-pitch. [The engine can accelerate to a speed of] 6,000-RPM, but I seldom operate at that throttle because "the book" recommends (I think) to r...