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New tests, raised the outboard one hole to two-holes-up. O O x O I ran the boat last week but just to get out. I only had a quarter tank of gas and was solo other than my dog. 5600 WOT trimmed in 32.2 6000 (trimmed out until I reached 6000) 36 even. Today I installed a new Power Tech SDC4 4 blade 13...

I may have missed it but I'm unclear as to your ultimate objective. Are you after the best possible top speed from your Dauntless or for best overall performance? For your long term satisfaction I recommend best overall performance. Getting the notched hull Dauntless 16 on plane quickly and maintai...

Good info. Getting down the bow [of my DAUNTLESS 16] in chop is what I am working on right now. An 18-MPH boat speed is also exactly when the bow [of my DAUNTLESS 16] finally starts to come down. I want this [DAUNTLESS 16] boat for spending time around the Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel and unfortunat...

Thanks Bob, I had read your post previously. I also added hydraulic steering and am happy with it! When I bought my boat the teleflex cable was frozen and it was much easier to replace the cables with hoses. I think those trim tabs look great and could be something I add down the road after everythi...

Thanks Jim. I think that sums it up well. After I have more hours on the boat, I may revisit this if I see any concerns that need to be addressed.

I have no doubt that a 115 outboard is the better choice for this boat but it came with a 90hp 2008 Yamaha 4 stroke with only 350 hours. The only reason I could even afford this boat was because it was neglected and needed lots of work, all new wiring, some gel coat repair etc, The motor was a big s...

So with test 1 and 2 done with the damaged prop it looks like test 3 and 4 are the only two that need to be compared. Test 3: FUEL = added 20-gallons (about 125-lbs) to tank that was less than half full CREW WEIGHT = (450-lbs minus 120-lbs or) 330-lbs GEAR = (same as Test 2) HULL = cleaned of marine...

Correct, a little faster, dropped rpm. I did not mean to imply that the weight moving back had anything to do with the propellers. Just pointing out that there was a change. The bow rise and time to get to top speed I think was more than just the change in balance. It was significant, and I just pre...

A new 19-pitch propeller got [the 2000 DAUNTLESS 16 boat] to 36.3-MPH [and let the 2008 Yamaha F90TLR engine accelerate to] 5700-RPM [To compensate for] my son not being aboard (130-lbs), I added 20 gallons of gasoline fuel to the fuel tank which is aft of the console. [In earlier testing] my son sa...

[It turns out that] the propeller was previously [painted] black. It is stainless steel. The propeller had some damage and needed re-work. [A local propeller shop] had the exact same propeller in 19-pitch that had already been tuned. He swapped that out with my old propeller for $130. He is tuning m...

Thank you gentlemen. I am going to raise the motor this weekend. There is also a good propeller shop down the road. I'm going to run the propeller over to them and see if the propeller is in good tune. I'm fairly well convinced that I have to go to a 19-pitch propeller, but to know what I am dealing...

The gear ratio of the lower unit is 2.31

I was able to take out the boat. It now has a clean hull. [The top speed measured over ground by GNSS receiver was] 34.7-MPH at engine speed of 6000-RPM. I may have been able to gain a little more speed with more outward trim but didn't want [the engine to accelerate] above 6000-RPM. There was less ...

I figured the drag could also cause some prop slip. Now I know. The prop is somewhat polished. It is magnetic but way to heavy to be aluminum. I pulled the propeller. On the outside I see 17-K. Stamped on the inside of the hub is "13x17-k2". Maybe inside the hub I see a C or O. prop.jpg Se...

The engine is mounted at the one-hole-up position. With the boat level and the engine trimmed so the anti-ventilation plate is level, the anti-ventilation plate is 5/8-inch above the keel. This is the actual keel not the top of the notch. The propeller brand is uncertain. I believe it is Yamaha. It ...

For a 2000 Dauntless 16 with the notch cut out, a 2008 Yamaha F90TLR is currently mounted two holes from the top, 3/4" above the transom. The outboard's mounting bracket as [four sets of mounting] holes. [Please see the article at the top of this forum on how to describe engine mounting height—...

Is a set front and back for one side of the boat or do you need 2 sets to hold a fishing rod?

Thank you. Making progress. I was thinking there was a problem with the [negative circuit of the navigation lamp wiring]. I pulled the [white all-round lamp] socket and found the wires going to the [white all-round lamp] run to the [stern] of the boat, under the [white all-round lamp], into some con...

My new boat is a 2000 Dauntless 16. Neither [the combined sidelight lamp or the white all-round lamp] works. Their lightbulbs are good, but there is no power at the lamps. At the switch that controls them there is 12-Volts. Is there a ground connection that the [combined sidelight lamp] and [white a...

Got this back from Boston Whaler in response to my asking about whether a 16 Dauntless without the fishing package still had the rigging tube and reinforced mounting area. Yes, the 2000 16' Dauntless has the phenolic material molded into the hull to reinforce the installation of a bow mounted trolli...

If the fishing package was not ordered originally, did Boston Whaler delete the conduit? I did some more digging and that grommet would indeed be where the wires ran if there were a conduit. I pulled up the diagrams on WHALER.COM. [The diagrams from WHALER.COM] show the grommet and conduit on it. [T...

I want to put an 80-lbs-thrust Minn Kota iPilot [electric trolling motor] on my 2000 Dauntless 16. If I add a small, round, pry-out hatch [at the location that appears highlighted in the image below] could I reach in to put nuts on from the inside? [The OP has removed the images that he relied upon ...