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cape man wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 6:54 am She is a beautiful thing! Have you picked a name?

I keep my boats simple with no name.

Another pic of the flooring. I used a company called Maxxtread.com. Very easy to deal with and a great product. On another note, I tested out the 11.6x14 prop today. I'm hitting 34 mph with 6300 rpm. I think I need to go up one more pitch. I'm not sure if they make a 11.6x15. Will have to look. Any ...

Jeff wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 3:02 pm Beautiful work FD!! email me some photos to jeff@boatbuildercentral.com

I'm still working on some good pictures in the water.

Link to video of first ride after breaking it in for initial 3.5 hours.
https://youtube.com/shorts/dLCzKcnuVKQ?feature=share

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My motor was installed, but my dealer ordered a 11.6x12 prop. I put the boat in the water and used that prop for the first 3 hour break in period. I'll definitely need to change props to the 11.75 x 14 (TomW1 was correct) as the rev limiter was coming on at 30 mph. I still had a little throttle left...

Good news. The motor is mounted and I have full tilt trim. They are still doing some wiring, but everything's looking good for Friday. The stainless prop is on backorder, but I may just put an aluminum on for now so I can start breaking the motor in.

I have not ordered prop yet. No problem. Thanks fir your help. They will swop them out anyway.

Hydraulic. The whole system weighs 23 pounds. I like the idea of having a jack plate. The motor can be raised and if need the motor could be fully tilted. Also run in shallower water. The boat is rated for 50 to 70. I have the lightest 60 on the market. A suzuki 70 weighs 343 pounds while the 60 wei...