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ewalsh posted 09-28-2004 11:18 PM ET (US)   Profile for ewalsh   Send Email to ewalsh  
Some people have asked for picturess of my 1990 Outrage 19's Yamaha digital Speedometer and Tachometer at wide open throttle.

I have attached some to my picture page. Pictures were taken last Sunday in the confused seas at the mouth of the North river in Marshfield/Scituate MA:

http://photos.yahoo.com/rundeep_32

While I realize this is not GPS, current corrected, moon phase absolute, it should give you guys a good idea of what a 115hp motor can do on this hull. Prop is a Yamaha SS "17-k". I don't know the diameter. And, yes, hole shot is also amazing.

Apoligies in advance for the bad photos. I was really flying out there!

Ed

jimh posted 09-28-2004 11:33 PM ET (US)     Profile for jimh  Send Email to jimh     
What were the engine and boat speeds?
Gep posted 09-29-2004 07:36 AM ET (US)     Profile for Gep  Send Email to Gep     
What year is the Yamaha?
ewalsh posted 09-29-2004 09:18 AM ET (US)     Profile for ewalsh  Send Email to ewalsh     
The motor is a 1999 Yamaha 115.

The boat's top speed was 44mph at 5,700 RPM. There is another picture showing the boat cruising at 28mph at 3,800 RPM.

Ed

prj posted 09-29-2004 04:18 PM ET (US)     Profile for prj  Send Email to prj     
Those are fine numbers for that combination Ed.
I expect you're posting because you had some doubters, huh?

I have been quite surprised by the performance of
my 1990 Yamaha 130 on a 1990 Outrage - 19'.

Running solo and light on gear and fuel,
I achieved 46 mph on my digital speedo,
forgot to catch the RPMs at that speed.

The speedo has since been calibrated to read
<1 mph higher than WAAS enabled GPS.

That isn't stopping me from attempting to negotiate
a new power plant in lieu of a portion of the fee
from a large corporate client though...

Phil Tyson posted 09-30-2004 11:03 AM ET (US)     Profile for Phil Tyson  Send Email to Phil Tyson     
Ed -

Just wanted to say that you have a sweet boat!

Plotman posted 09-30-2004 01:23 PM ET (US)     Profile for Plotman  Send Email to Plotman     
I can get 37mph (by gps in a lake) on my 22 outrage with just one of my pair of 1991 Yamaha 130s - which is the same engine as your 115 aside from some carb jets - so your mid 40s on a smaller boat makes sense to me.

Plotman

ewalsh posted 09-30-2004 07:00 PM ET (US)     Profile for ewalsh  Send Email to ewalsh     
Phil,

Thanks for the Compliment!

Ed

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